Lewis Allan
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Lewis Allan was the pseudonym of American songwriter and civil rights activist Abel Meeropol, best known for writing the anti-lynching poem and song "Strange Fruit."
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | pseudonym ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Lewis Allan Meeropol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Billie Holiday
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
left-wing political activism ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| creativeWorkType |
poetry
ⓘ
song lyrics ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil rights
ⓘ
literature ⓘ music ⓘ |
| genre |
political poetry
ⓘ
protest song ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpactOn |
American popular music
ⓘ
civil rights movement in the United States ⓘ protest music tradition ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Strange Fruit (poem)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Strange Fruit (song) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
anti-lynching
ⓘ
human rights ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| influencedBy | racial violence in the United States ⓘ |
| inspired | later anti-racism songs ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainSubjectOfWork |
lynching in the United States
ⓘ
racial injustice ⓘ racism ⓘ |
| movement | American civil rights movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
writing the anti-lynching poem Strange Fruit
ⓘ
writing the song Strange Fruit ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Strange Fruit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The House I Live In (lyrics) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil rights activist
ⓘ
lyricist ⓘ poet ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| periodOfActivity | 20th century ⓘ |
| pseudonymOf | Abel Meeropol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| realName | Abel Meeropol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Abel Meeropol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workPerformedBy |
Billie Holiday
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nina Simone NERFINISHED ⓘ various jazz musicians ⓘ |
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