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In April 2021, a fascinating segment on the CBS “This Morning” show, as well as a widely shared tweet, highlighted the rich history behind the song “Strange Fruit” an anti-racist anthem made famous by Billie Holiday with her 1939 recording and subsequent live performances.
In an April 25 tweet, Mary Rambaran-Olm, a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Toronto, wrote:
“Let me blow your minds. The writer of Strange Fruit (Abel Meeropol), was James Baldwin’s high school teacher. He later adopted two boys after their parents (the Rosenbergs) were executed for being commies. He met the boys at a Christmas party hosted by W.E.B. Du Bois.”