Poster of Strange Fruit

Strange Fruit

Plot: In 1937, after seeing a photo depicting the lynching of a black man in the south, Bronx-born high school teacher Abel Meeropol wrote a poem entitled "Strange Fruit" that begins with the words: "Southern trees bear a strange fruit / Blood on the leaves and blood at the root. " He set the poem to music and a few years later convinced Billy holiday to record it in a legendary heartbreaking performance
Release Date: Monday, May 20 2002
22 years ago
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Portrait of Dorothy ThigpenDorothy Thigpen
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Portrait of Milton GablerMilton Gabler
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Portrait of Farah Jasmine GriffinFarah Jasmine Griffin
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Portrait of Pete SeegerPete Seeger
Pete Seeger was
83 in Strange Fruit
Sat, May 03 1919 –
Mon, Jan 27 2014
Portrait of Ethel RosenbergEthel Rosenberg
Ethel Rosenberg would have been no older than
37 in Strange Fruit
Tue, Sep 28 1915 –
Fri, Jun 19 1953
Portrait of Julius RosenbergJulius Rosenberg
Julius Rosenberg would have been no older than
35 in Strange Fruit
Sun, May 12 1918 –
Fri, Jun 19 1953
Portrait of Billie HolidayBillie Holiday
Billie Holiday would have been no older than
44 in Strange Fruit
Wed, Apr 07 1915 –
Fri, Jul 17 1959
Portrait of Cassandra WilsonCassandra Wilson
Cassandra Wilson was
46 in Strange Fruit
Sun, Dec 04 1955

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Portrait of Joel KatzJoel Katz
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