Blood on the leaves and blood at the root"—Abel Meeropol’s "Strange Fruits" is a haunting poem from the 1930s revealing the terror of lynchings in America. A powerful piece to reflect on history and justice.

Read the poem:
https://abhibhut.blogspot.com/2021/02/strange-fruits.html

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Strange Fruits

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And then Billy Holliday's song.