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Strange Fruit
Running Time: 57 min.
Produced By: / Independent Television Service / Oniera Films

Summary:
Made famous by singer Billie Holiday in an unforgettable 1939 recording, the haunting anti-lynching anthem "Strange Fruit" was not, as many believe, written by an African-American. Rather, it grew out of poem penned by a Jewish schoolteacher from the... Full Summary >>

Cast and Crew: Abel Meerpol Billie Holiday Amiri Baraka Abbey Lincoln All Cast & Crew >> Review: If half the battle of making a good documentary is in the subject matter, Strange Fruit is halfway home before it rolls a second of footage. The song &"Strange Fruit," made famous by Billie Holiday in the 1950s, was written by Bronx high school teach ... Continue >>

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