Passing Strange

Lynching, is what the song called Strange Fruit by Abel Meeropol is about. Another meaning of the song Strange Fruit is “a haunting protest against the inhumanity of racism”(Blair).Therefore, African American bodies hanged from trees when they are sentenced to death by a jury in the 1930’s. Lastly, many African American families suffered between the racism that the white people expressed when they saw an African American. At last, the white people would accuse any african american they wanted of

Beitler in 1930. The photograph depicts the lynching of Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith, two black men from Marion, Indiana, who was accused of robbery, rape, and murder. The photograph is legendary and iconic. It not only inspired the famous poem, Strange Fruit, but stands also as a crowning achievement in the measures of photographic accountability. Even nearly a century after the photograph was taken, one question remains: how on Earth did society allow this moment to not only happen, but also be

In strange fruit, Billie Holiday reveals part of the dreadful truth and inhuman racisim of America’s past. With great imagery and description she describes the scene of lynching taking place in southern states. Elizabeth Blair, a producer and reporter, describes the intuition of the song by stating “While the lyrics never mention lynching, the metaphor is painfully clear.” From what I also have read in other articles, ‘Strange Fruit’ quickly became famous. It became known as the “original protest

impossible to overstate the significance of “Strange Fruit”, as its influence is still felt today. Despite popular belief, the song was not written or composed by Billie Holiday, but by Lewis Allan. It first started as a poem and then was later put to music. Abel Meeropol, pen name Lewis Allan, was a high school English teacher at DeWitt Clinton who was involved in progressive activism, communism, and the teachers’ union. He wrote many poems and songs, yet "Strange Fruit" was his proudest (and most famous)

entertainment, and music during this decade was both up beat and a source of relaxation. “Strange Fruit” defied musical category because it was considered too artsy to be folk, and too explicitly political to fit into jazz. This is why “Strange Fruit” became such a powerful phenomenon. Many other artists later took on this song, changing the genre but still portraying the same message. Nina Simone dramatized “Strange Fruit” in the context of the Civil Rights Movement. More important artists like Jeff

“BANG! BANG! BANG!” it was not uncommon to hear Richard outside with his shotgun. As a 50 year old farmer living in Missouri, Richard loved the sweet smell of potatoes and the sound of his shotgun. He didn’t make any money as a farmer and had grown to detest people. Richard resided in a craftsman style house and the closest kin to him lived 60 miles away. Although he was not the best shot in the world because of his poor eyesight, the target still received a bullet half of the time. On a normal

Tech N9ne and Strange Music Some classical songs were not meant to be classics, such as “Im A Playa” but who made this song? Aaron Yates also known as Tech N9ne was born in Kansas City Missouri, 1971 November 8th. Aaron grew up listening to blues and rock but it wasn't until a kid and Yates had a rap battle that Aaron found out he loved to rap. While Tech N9ne was growing up he mainly wore red due to him living in a blood neighbor hood. Aaron Yates is a very respected singer and very religious

caused by the actions of the whites to the blacks was shocking. Lynching is documented in the history books and is considered as one of the most inhumane acts ever done by an individual or group of individuals. Billie Holiday released a song titled “Strange Fruit” which was extremely controversial. I’m sure Billie Holiday knew the controversy the song would bring and the large amount of individuals that would hate it. Surprisingly, the outcome was in her favor and more people liked the song than hated

Damien was constantly upset about the Snowboard Kids. The fact that they were humans and he was an alien angered him a lot. Every day, he tried to act as normal as possible when near them, but they kept remembering that he was an alien, which broke his plans. Damien didn’t know what to do about the Snowboard Kids. One day, he came up with the ultimate prank--to make them sneeze. Damien quietly went to Slash's house while he was at school and went into the kitchen. He saw that the ceiling fan was

Doctor Strange is without a doubt the one that I was most excited to see - yes, ahead of Captain America: Civil War and Batman V Superman. It is no secret that I'm not a Marvel Comics reader but I do enjoy their animated adaptations. Doctor Strange has appeared as the sorcerer supreme over many of Marvel's animated series such as Ultimate Spider-Man, Avengers Assemble and he even had his own film! Over my lifetime as a comic book enthusiast, no hero has ever managed to knock Doctor Strange off the