Discussion Questions: Strange Fruit: A Song Born of Protest
- Based on what you heard and saw in the video, what do you think the line, “Southern trees bear strange fruits,” in the song Strange Fruit, means?
- How does the video illustrate the message of Strange Fruit? Explain your answer.
- How was the song Strange Fruit used in the anti-lynching movement? Was it successful? Do you think it had an important impact on the Civil Rights movement? Why or why not
