Billie Holiday
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Performer of the most famous version of "Strange Fruit," Billie Holiday is considered one of the best jazz singers ever.
The lynched bodies of Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith
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This image is, in the lore of "Strange Fruit," said to have inspired Meeropol to write the song.
Abel Meeropol
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The Jewish schoolteacher teacher and left-wing activist from the Bronx who, as "Lewis Allan," wrote literally thousands of songs, including "Strange Fruit."