Strange Fruit
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Strange Fruit

7.5 / 10 | 5h | United States
2002 | Documentary
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

Cast List (20)

Joel Katz
Joel Katz
Director
Abbey Lincoln
Abbey Lincoln
Self - singer and composer
Amiri Baraka
Amiri Baraka
Self - poet and playwright
Pete Seeger
Pete Seeger
Self
Josh White
Josh White
Self
Amina Baraka
Amina Baraka
Self - poet and performer
Robert Meeropol
Robert Meeropol
Self - adopted son of Abel Meeropol
Don Byron
Don Byron
Self - composer
Dorothy Thigpen
Dorothy Thigpen
Narrator
Milton Gabler
Milton Gabler
Self - Commodore Records
Farah Jasmine Griffin
Farah Jasmine Griffin
Self - writer and educator
C.T. Vivian
C.T. Vivian
Self - reverend and veteran civil rights activist
E.M. 'Woody' Beck
E.M. 'Woody' Beck
Self - sociologist
Michael Denning
Michael Denning
Self - historian
Bernie Kassoy
Bernie Kassoy
Self - retired teacher and visual artist
Henry Foner
Henry Foner
Self - retired teacher and union activist
Honey Kassoy
Honey Kassoy
Self - retired teacher and visual artist
Michael Meeropol
Michael Meeropol
Self - adopted son of Abel Meeropol
Jeffrey Melnick
Jeffrey Melnick
Self - historian
Joel Katz
Joel Katz
Writer

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