“Strange Fruit” is a song recorded by Billie Holiday in 1939, written by Abel Meeropol and published in 1937. It protests the lynching of Black Americans, with lyrics that compare the victims to the fruit of trees. Listen to this powerful song.
Billie Holiday – “Strange Fruit” Live 1959
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