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Hace 1 día · “Strange Fruit” surgió de un suceso real. El 7 de agosto de 1930, una muchedumbre sacó de la cárcel de Marion, Indiana, a Thomas Shipp, Abram Smith y James Cameron, tres adolescentes afroamericanos sospechosos del asesinato de un obrero y la violación de una joven blanca.
Hace 4 días · Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain. Billie Holiday's recording of the anti-lynching song "Strange Fruit" has stirred and haunted generations of listeners. A new article in the Journal of...
Hace 6 días · The title “Strange Fruit” serves as a symbolic representation of the lynching victims, whose bodies were treated as objects of spectacle and intimidation. By referring to them as “strange fruit,” the song highlights the dehumanization endured by African Americans in a system plagued by racism.
2 de may. de 2024 · Josephson introduced "Strange Fruit" to Billie Holiday, recognizing its potential to make a powerful statement against racism. Holiday was deeply moved by the song's haunting lyrics so she agreed to perform it at Café Society, despite potential backlash and controversy.
10 de may. de 2024 · How did the recordings of “Strange Fruit” make a “huge difference,” and how was the song viewed by the 1950s? Explain. What was Holiday “embodying” in signing the song, and what did ...
4 de may. de 2024 · The historical legacy of singer Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit,” her lament about the lynchings of African Americans, was considered in a conversation that included the composer’s son.
12 de may. de 2024 · The lyrics open with a vivid and disturbing image: “Southern trees bear strange fruit, / Blood on the leaves and blood at the root.” The “strange fruit” metaphor unmistakably refers to the bodies of Black individuals hanging from trees, an imagery evoking the devastating legacy of lynching.
