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Title
Strange Fruit
Subject
racism
lynching
U.S. South
Description
“Strange Fruit” describes the picturesque agricultural landscape of the South and contrasts this beauty and bounty with the horrific violence - lynchings in particular - that occurred in that setting.
Creator
[creator]: Abel Meeropol
[creator]: Billie Holiday
Date
1937
Rights
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Language
English
Coverage
country: United States
References
Margolick, David. “Performance as a Force for Change: The Case of Billie Holiday and ‘Strange Fruit.’” Cardozo Studies in Law and Literature 11, no. 1 (1999): 91-109.
Hyperlink Item Type Metadata
Cataloger
Natasha Levy, The City College of New York (CUNY)
Sandy Trand
URL
Strange Fruit [YouTube]