Strange Fruit
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.The song became identified with her and was one of her most popular ones. The song became an anthem for the anti-lynching movement. It also contributed to activism of the American [[civil rights movement]]. A documentary about a lynching and the effects of protest songs and art, entitled "Strange Fruit" (2002) and produced by Public Broadcasting Service, was aired on U.S. television.