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Strange Fruit

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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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Language
English
  • southern usa
  • politics
  • racial segregation
  • racism
  • lynching

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Director

Joel Katz

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United States of America

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  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalPG-1320 May 2002

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Strange Fruit was released on 20 May 2002.

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