?? Southern trees ♪ ♪ Bear a strange fruit ♪ ♪ Blood on the leaves ♪ ♪ And blood at the...
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�� Southern trees ♪ ♪ Bear a strange fruit ♪ ♪ Blood on the leaves ♪ ♪ And blood at the root ♪ ♪ Black bodies swinging ♪ ♪ In the Southern breeze ♪ ♪ Strange fruit hanging ♪ ♪ From the poplar trees... ♪ "Strange Fruit"
is not automatically included in the canon
of American protest music because it's not
an explicit call to community
is not automatically included in the canon
of American protest music because it's not
an explicit call to community
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♪ Southern trees ♪
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♪ Bear a strange fruit ♪
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♪ Blood on the leaves ♪
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♪ And blood at the root ♪
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♪ Black bodies swinging ♪
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♪ In the Southern breeze ♪
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♪ Strange fruit hanging ♪
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♪ From the poplar trees... ♪
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"Strange Fruit"
is not automatically
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included in the canon
of American protest music
00:00:45.586 --> 00:00:47.796
because it's not
an explicit call to community.
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Movie Summary
Uncover the real stories behind your favorite pop songs as this docuseries charts the impact of the festival scene, Auto-Tune, boy bands and more.
