Strange Fruit. Word Search Puzzle Solver. Strange Fruit word Search Puzzle Game. Find words related to movie actors, actresses, and genres. Word Search Puzzle Solver. In 1937 after seeing a photo depicting the lynching of a black man in the south Bronx-born high school teacher Abel Meeropol wrote a poem entitled "Strange Fruit" that begins with the words: "Southern trees bear a strange fruit / Blood on the leaves and blood at the root." He set the poem to music and a few years later convinced Billy holiday to record it in a legendary heartbreaking performance. Intertwining jazz genealogy biography performance footage and the history of lynching director Joel Katz fashions a fascinating discovery of the lost story behind a true American classic. Written by Excerpted from Coolidge Corner Theatre Program Update This includes identifying and searching for words that are related to : Cassandra Wilson, Julius Rosenberg, Pete Seeger, Documentary, Ethel Rosenberg, Billie Holiday, Music, Milton Gabler, Dorothy Thigpen .