Now i am oldolder enough to have known the worldand i am sad

Roseville Nidea
About This Quote

"Now I am old enough to have seen the worldand I am sad" is a line by Billie Holiday. This line tells us how she felt about herself after she moved to New York City, where she lived for three years. She then returned to her home in Harlem, where she died. The song "Strange Fruit" was written in memory of the African-Americans who were lynched during the South's Jim Crow laws.

The song tells about how black people were lynched, hung, or shot while singing. It also talks about how people should not be afraid of talking to someone who might be different than them because if they are not harmed, it might just be the speaking that’s strange.

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