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Jul 1, 2020 · Published as "Bitter Fruit" in 1937 by poet/musician Lewis Allan under the pseudonym Abel Meeropol, this three stanza ballad protests against lynching and racism.
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Oct 23, 2018 · Dan Chapman performs Strange Fruit, written by Abel Meeropol and originally performed by Billie Holiday.
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Strange FruitWritten by Abel Meeropol as a poem.Famously performed by Billie Holiday and Nina Simone.
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Strange Fruit Lyrics. Southern trees bear strange fruit, Blood on the leaves and blood at the root, Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze, Strange fruit hanging from the...
"Strange Fruit" is a song written and composed by Abel Meeropol (under his pseudonym Lewis Allan) and recorded by Billie Holiday in 1939. The lyrics were drawn from a poem by Meeropol published in 1937. The song protests the lynching of Black Americans with lyrics that compare the victims to the fruit of trees.
Published as "Bitter Fruit" in 1937 by poet/musician Lewis Allan under the pseudonym Abel Meeropol, this three stanza ballad protests against lynching and ra...
Sep 5, 2012 · One of Billie Holiday's most iconic songs is "Strange Fruit," a haunting protest against the inhumanity of racism.
