Southern Tree Bears a Strange Fruit
- Errol McKinson
- May 7, 2021
- 1 min read
Strange Fruit II
Errol McKinson
Oil On Canvas GW 16 x 20
"Strange Fruit" is a song written and composed by Abel Meeropol and recorded by Billie Holiday in 1939. The lyrics were drawn from a poem by Meeropol published in 1937. The song protests the lynching of Black Americans.
Cheers,
Errol
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