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Image of the cover of the novel Strange Fruit (1944), written by Georgia native Lillian Smith. This novel of interracial love was met with public disdain and disapproval. The book was denounced in many places for its "obscenity," although sex is barely mentioned. Massachusetts banned it for a short time; so did the U.S. Post Office. But the book has had many admirers in the years since its publication. It was a commercial success--a best-seller, a Broadway play briefly--and it remains in print in many languages.

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New Georgia Encyclopedia

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Digital Library of Georgia