" Strange Fruit " is a song written and composed by Abel Meeropol (under his pseudonym Lewis Allan) and recorded by Billie Holiday in 1939. The lyrics were drawn from a poem by Meeropol, …

Apr 12, 2021 · "Strange Fruit" was a controversial protest anthem sung by Billie Holiday in the 1930s which got her targeted by the U.S. government.

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Originally written in 1937 by Abel Meeropol, “Strange Fruit” is a dark and profound song centered around the lynching of African Americans in the Southern United States during the Jim Crow Era.

Though he had often asked others (notably Earl Robinson) to set his poems to music, he set “Strange Fruit” to music himself and the piece gained a certain success as a protest song in …

It was in late 1938 or early 1939, that teacher/poet Lewis Allan brought “Strange Fruit” to Billie Holiday. Though it would go on to become her most renowned song, at first, Holiday was …

Dec 10, 2025 · “Strange Fruit” is a searing anti-lynching protest song written by Abel Meeropol and first recorded in 1939 by Billie Holiday.

Jul 12, 2025 · Today, Holiday is revered as one of the most influential musical artists of all time. Time magazine named her 1939 recording of “Strange Fruit” the song of the 20th century.

Aug 21, 2025 · Explore how Billie Holiday's powerful 'Strange Fruit' confronted racial violence and became a cultural landmark in American history.

Mar 1, 2021 · “Black bodies swinging in the Southern breeze,” blues legend Billie Holiday sang in her powerful 1939 recording of the song, “Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees.”