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Strange Fruit

Overview

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

RATING

0.00

DIRECTOR

Joel Katz

COUNTRIE

United States of America

RELEASE DATE

2002

TIME

0h 57m

GENRES

Music

Documentary

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Dorothy Thigpen‌

Dorothy Thigpen

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Milton Gabler‌

Milton Gabler

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Farah Jasmine Griffin‌

Farah Jasmine Griffin

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Pete Seeger‌

Pete Seeger

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Ethel Rosenberg‌

Ethel Rosenberg

Self

Julius Rosenberg‌

Julius Rosenberg

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Billie Holiday‌

Billie Holiday

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Cassandra Wilson‌

Cassandra Wilson

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