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. Intertwining jazz genealogy, biography, performance footage, and the history of lynching, director Joel Katz fashions a fascinating discovery of the lost story behind a true American classic. Written by Excerpted from Coolidge Corner Theatre Program Update
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On DVD from Ariztical Ent. - --- Set in contemporary rural Louisiana Strange Fruit explores the tribulations of William Boyals (Kent Faulcon) ...
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KUT-NUP Productions presents another informative documentary from writer producer and director Eric Karlos Ward. The film is a historical account regarding ...
Rare Footage Billie Holiday sings Strange Fruit 1959
Legendary Billie Holiday "Lady Day" (April 7 1915 -- July 17 1959) sings "Strange Fruit" a song based on a poem about lynching written by Abel Meeropol.
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Strange Fruit
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Strange Fruit performance of song "Only Children After Rain" written by Paul Foskin and Paul Grant. A song about the plight of refugee children children of war ...
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