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Strange Fruit

Strange Fruit

(2002)

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

Featured Crew

  1. Director : Joel Katz
  2. Cast : Dorothy Thigpen,Milton Gabler,Farah Jasmine Griffin,Pete Seeger,Ethel Rosenberg,Julius Rosenberg,Billie Holiday,Cassandra Wilson

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Original TitleStrange Fruit

Status Released

Release Information

  • 2002-05-20

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 00h 57m

Homepagehttp://www.pbs.org/independentlens/strangefruit/film.html

Genres

  • Music
  • Documentary

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