Billie Holiday: the graphic novel
- Series Title:
- Series: Women in Jazz
- Annotation:
- The life story of Billie Holiday, one of the greatest jazz singers of all times. Learn about her triumphs and tragedies and the history behind the making and recording of some of Billie’s most-classic hits.
- Creator:
- Colorist - Samuel Blanco
- Publication Information:
- Fantoons, Los Angeles, CA, 2021
- Color or Black & White:
- Genres:
- Biography
- Non-Fiction
- Bibliography Available:
- Yes
- Original Language:
- English
- Historical Topic/Event:
- African American women jazz singers
- Racial Segregation
- Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959
- Geographic Setting:
- United States
- Date Range:
- 1925 - 1959
- Tags:
- Lady Day, Strange Fruit, God Bless This Child, segregation, women jazz singers, African American jazz singers, Lester Young, Apollo Theatre, black feminism
- Notes:
- Foreword by award-winning cartoonist and creator of the Hulu series “Woke”: Keith Knight
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Funded in part by a Carnegie-Whitney Grant from the American Library Association.
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