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Bearing strange fruit

Nina Simone's rendition of Strange Fruit stands as one of the most powerful protest performances in music history. Originally penned as a poem by Abel Meeropol (under the pseudonym Lewis Allan) and first recorded by Billie Holiday in 1939, Strange Fruit emerged as a searing indictment of the systematic lynching of Black Americans in the Southern United States. The song's metaphorical lyrics compare the victims to fruit hanging from trees, creating a devastating commentary on racial violence. The historical context is crucial: between 1882 and 1968, over 4,700 documented ly… read more
Nina Simone's rendition of Strange Fruit stands as one of the most powerful protest performances in music history. Originally penned as a poem b… read more
Nina Simone's rendition of Strange Fruit stands as one of the most powerful protest performances in music history. Originally penned as a poem by Abel Meeropol (under the pseudonym … read more

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Eunice Kathleen Waymon (21 February 1933 – 21 April 2003), better known by her stage name Nina Simone, was an American singer, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist widely associated with music. Simone aspired to become a classical pianist while working in a broad range of styles including , , , , , , , and . Simone was born Eunice Kathleen Waymon on 21st February 1933 in Tryon, North Carolina, USA, one of eight children. Like a number of other black singers in the U.S., she was inspired as a child by Marian Anderson, an… read more
Eunice Kathleen Waymon (21 February 1933 – 21 April 2003), better known by her stage name Nina Simone, was an American singer, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist widely associated… read more
Eunice Kathleen Waymon (21 February 1933 – 21 April 2003), better known by her stage name Nina Simone, was an American singer, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist widely associated with music. Simone aspired to become a c… read more

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