Abel Meeropol
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Abel Meeropol was an American songwriter, poet, and teacher best known for writing the anti-lynching poem and song "Strange Fruit," famously performed by Billie Holiday.
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| instanceOf |
human
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poet ⓘ songwriter ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| adopted |
Michael Meeropol
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Robert Meeropol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adoptedChildrenOf |
Ethel Rosenberg
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Julius Rosenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedSongOn | poem "Bitter Fruit" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfFame | authoring the anti-lynching poem and song "Strange Fruit" ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1903-02-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1986-10-30 ⓘ |
| employer | New York City public school system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| genre | protest song ⓘ |
| influenced | American civil rights music ⓘ |
| influencedBy | racial violence in the United States ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Federation of Teachers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | American left-wing politics ⓘ |
| name | Abel Meeropol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | early musical protest against lynching in America ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Strange Fruit
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The House I Live In NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
poet
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schoolteacher ⓘ songwriter ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
New York
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New York City ⓘ The Bronx NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York
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New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | left-wing ⓘ |
| pseudonym | Lewis Allan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| spouse | Anne Meeropol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | biographical studies on "Strange Fruit" ⓘ |
| wrote |
Strange Fruit
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poem "Bitter Fruit" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wroteLyricsFor | The House I Live In NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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