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Considering the vivid images and sustained metaphor of the song “Strange Fruit,” it shouldn’t be surprising that it began as a poem. It was written by Abel Meeropol (1903-1986), a teacher, poet and songwriter, who published under the name Lewis Allan. Along with “Strange Fruit,” Meeropol/Allen would also compose the hits “The House ...
Apr 12, 2021 · Billie Holiday” has revived interest in the hauntingly beautiful and controversial song “Strange Fruit,” which Holiday first popularized in the late 1930s. The film details the numerous ways ...
Jun 29, 2020 · Avec "Strange Fruit", Billie Holiday brise un tabou : celui des exécutions sommaires de Noirs-Américains. Voici comment cette chanson est devenue l'une des p...
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Mar 1, 2021 · 'Strange Fruit' Began as a Poem. More than 4,000 Black people were publicly murdered in the United States between 1877 and 1950, according to the Equal Justice Initiative’s 2015 report, Lynching ...
Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra - Strange Fruit (Audio) - Vevo on YouTube テンプレートを表示 「 奇妙な果実 」（きみょうなかじつ、原題： Strange Fruit ）は、 ビリー・ホリデイ のレパートリーとして有名な、 アメリカ の 人種差別 を告発する歌である。
Aug 7, 2020 · The fact that “Strange Fruit” is newly relevant is “a sad, sad commentary,” says Michael Meeropol. “We were supposed to have killed Jim Crow in 1964 and ’65. There’s a trope that ...
Sep 5, 2012 · The man behind "Strange Fruit" is New York City's Abel Meeropol, and he really has two stories. They both begin at Dewitt Clinton High School, a public high school in the Bronx that has an ...
