Excerpt: "Strange Fruit" is a song recorded by Billie Holiday in 1939, written by Abel Meeropol. It protests the lynching of Black Americans, with lyrics that compare the victims to the fruit of trees.
Blues artist Billie Holiday. (photo: Mayme A. Clayton Library and Museum)
Sunday Song: Billie Holliday | Strange Fruit
02 August 20
Excerpt: "Strange Fruit" is a song recorded by Billie Holiday in 1939, written by Abel Meeropol. It protests the lynching of Black Americans, with lyrics that compare the victims to the fruit of trees.
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