The poem “Strange Fruit” was written by Abel Merropol (Lewis Allan) as a lament for the persistence of racism in America. The song, in its initial recording by Billie Holiday, has been called “the beginning of the civil rights movement,” protesting the lynching of Black Americans.

Hear this haunting song in a performance by @TriC’s Dominick Farinacci and Shenel Johns.

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