Robert Meeropol

Oscar Winning movies, Bridge on the River Kwai and Friendly Persuasion. (King 2016) A young couple living in Brooklyn, NY was about to get caught up in the anti-communist hysteria with serious consequences for them and their two young sons. The sons, Robert and Michael, would live their lives in the shadow of their parents, Julius and Ethel

arrested on the charge of aiding her husband in spy activities.(Moss, 225) On Friday, June 19, 1953 Ethel and Julius were electrocuted in New York State's Sing Sing Prison. Their sons, Michael who was ten and Robert who was six were sent to foster homes and later were adopted by Anne and Abel Meeropol in 1957.(Moss, 224) How did the FBI find out that the Rosenbergs were spying and how did the investigation begin? The investigation began when the FBI found a name, Klaus Fuchs, written in a notebook of a

The brothers established The Rosenberg Son’s Legal Fund to raise money for legal fees. Anne Meeropol had been a professional fundraiser for years so she helped Robbie and Michael plan their first fundraising event in New York City. At the small event attended by friends and supporters Robbie found it comforting and easy to discuss his parent’s

astonishing writers name is Abel Meeropol. In 1937, Meeropol saw a photograph of Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith being lynched in the South. The two gentleman was accused of rape towards a white lady and was sent to jail falsely for it. A number of people broke into the jail with sledgehammers to get the two men to beat and lynch them. Meeropol decided to write a poem about the disbelief that came across his eyes. Meeropol wrote the poem as a protest poem. Meeropol recalled how the photograph “ haunted

teacher named Abel Meeropol decided to transpose the feelings the photo evoked and wrote a poem that uses an eerie metaphor to convey those feelings. Then a song was created using the poem. After it was sung by the famous singer, Billie Holiday, the world heard the message that started with a simple photo. The image that the original poem was based on was a lynching in Marion, Indiana, of two young black men. “Strange Fruit” is a captivating poem that was written by Abel Meeropol and published in 1937

human population is often oblivious to the discrimination many other individuals face. For those who are aware, many remain hesitant to help and are even willing to turn a blind eye to such iniquity. Within the written pieces “Strange Fruit” by Abel Meeropol and “The Flowers” by Alice Walker, this situation is approached in different styles through the utilization of several literary devices. However, “Strange Fruit” exhibits

The 1930’s was a decade of extremely hard times, following the stock market crash and an extreme depression. In spite of the tremendous hardships in America during this decade, it also became a time of great music that is still remembered today. Jazz music was highly popular in this time, and Billie Holiday was a famous jazz performer. She stood out from many other musicians because of her intense and passionate performances. Jazz arose from “unacceptable” segments of society, but quickly grew like

The poem Strange Fruit by Abel Meeropol, could be described as dark and graphic, as it embodies Southern violence in America. The poem describes the lynching of black slaves, which was generally presented to an audience of whites. Billie Holiday, a black female artist, would sing the poem to a predominantly upper-class white club. But strangely, the poem was written by a white man, Abel Meeropol. Although the last confirmed lynching was in 1968, there are other forms of racially motivated killings

Strange Fruit The song Strange Fruit was first recorded by the famous jazz singer Billie Holiday and release in 1939. The genre of the song was blues and jazz. Strange Fruit was an early cry for the Civil Rights Movement, exposed racism, and performed the practice o hanging. The song has simple lyrics, that carry a huge strength, and haunt you even when the song is over. The juxtaposition of the beautiful landscape, the scent of flowers, with the blood of human beings brutally beaten, gives a powerful

Billie Holiday was first known as Elanora Fagan, but soon changed her name to Billie Holiday, after her favorite actress, Billie Dove. “Strange Fruit" was her biggest hit. The lyrics were from a poem written by Abel Meeropol, a teacher and a social activist. According to Carmen McRae, her friend and an American jazz singer, Billie once burned her hair with a curling iron, right before she performed. So Carmen quickly went out and bought some flowers to cover up Billie’s missing hair. After that