Strange Fruit (novel)
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Strange Fruit is a novel by American author Lillian Smith
that was published in 1944, about the then-forbidden and controversial theme of interracial
romance. It was banned in Boston
.
Lillian Smith (author)
Lillian Eugenia Smith was a writer and social critic of the Southern United States, known best for her best-selling novel Strange Fruit...
that was published in 1944, about the then-forbidden and controversial theme of interracial
Miscegenation
Miscegenation is the mixing of different racial groups through marriage, cohabitation, sexual relations, and procreation....
romance. It was banned in Boston
Banned in Boston
"Banned in Boston" was a phrase employed from the late 19th century through the mid-20th century to describe a literary work, motion picture, or play prohibited from distribution or exhibition in Boston, Massachusetts, USA...
.