All posts by Miss Poppy Dixon

Comparing the Struggles of African Americans for Civil Rights with the Struggles of LGBT People

Strange fruit The word ‘fruit’ has, in the context of this article, three meanings. Billie Holiday’s haunting 1939 rendition of the song “Strange Fruit” gave voice to a nation’s anguish over the lynching of African-Americans. [1] Southern trees bear a strange fruit, Blood on the