Southern trees bear a strange fruitI missed the PBS episode of Independent Lens about the song Strange Fruit last night. I hope they show it again. (If you haven't heard it, here's an mp3 of Billie Holliday, who made the song famous. )
Blood on the leaves and blood at the root
Black body swinging in the Southern breeze
Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees
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