| 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 | |
| Release Date: | May 20, 2002 |
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| Director: | Joel Katz |
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| Genres: | Music, Documentary |
| Keywords | southern usa, politics, racial segregation, racism, lynching |
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Updated: Feb 03, 2025 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Dorothy Thigpen | Self |
| Milton Gabler | Self |
| Farah Jasmine Griffin | Self |
| Pete Seeger | Self |
| Ethel Rosenberg | Self |
| Julius Rosenberg | Self |
| Billie Holiday | Self |
| Cassandra Wilson | Self |
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| Joel Katz | Director |
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