Uploaded by MonsieurBaudelaire on Nov 25, 2006
Rare Live Footage of one of the firtst
anti rascism songs ever.
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Actually a white Jew Wrote it "Abel Meeropol" and it was originally a poem he wrote. He then later convinced Billie Holiday to sing it as a song.
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@jasminechughes A white man didn't write it. A Jew wrote it.
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Really emotional song
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@TDS4UT But how would we come to discover we don't like what you're saying, if we don't read it? Don't we have to read it first? ;)
Nice comment.
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@TDS4UT But that is not "some kind of hate", because it is TRUE. Whites DID instigate and perpetuate black slavery. Being honest and harbouring hate are two entirely different things. I am a biracial guy (mixed with black and white), I AM partially white and I'm not somebody with self-hatred issues, so your theory is debunked. You equate being honest with being hateful, and than alone indicates that you have trouble accepting the truth.
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@ManOfBamboo Nobody is blaming individual Jews for the death of Jesus. Yet Jews consider it to be bigoted to blame Jews for the death of Jesus. The Romans were forgiven because most Italians converted to Christianity. So if I were to say to a Jewish person that I have nothing against you personally but the Jews did kill Jesus. Some kind of hate.
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Billie died at a relatively young age, still in the prime of her life. Drug addiction and alcohol abuse did not help her health. But that should not cast a shadow on the greatness of this woman. And when she sang this song she was indeed showing the greatness of who she was. It was daring for her to sing this song and some radio stations refused to play it. It is about Freedom of Expression. So if you don't like what I have to say, don't tell me to shut up. You can choose not to read it.
TDS4UT 1 week ago 46
@katdaddimd I learn from my enemies. Believe it or not, there is some truth to what these haters have to say. They have just become twisted as to what the problem really is and what the answer is. I understand where the hatred comes from. Slavery was wrong. The racism that followed was wrong and continues today. But the answer is not to blame a race for the problem, nor is the answer to hate a race for the problem. Two wrongs don't make a right.
TDS4UT 1 week ago 16