The Big Easy: Literary New Orleans and Intangible Heritage

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 11.04.02

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Rationale
  3. Background Information
  4. Demographics
  5. The Song and Title
  6. The Play
  7. The Texts
  8. Imagery
  9. Objectives
  10. Strategies
  11. Classroom Activities
  12. Appendix A
  13. Appendix B
  14. Appendix C
  15. Appendix D
  16. References
  17. Endnotes

Strange Fruit: An Exploration of Imagery and Socio-politics of Post-Katrina New Orleans

Amanda Lynch

Published September 2011

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Appendix A

Strange Fruit Lyrics

Southern trees bear strange fruit

Blood on the leaves and blood at the root

Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze

Strange fruit hanging from the popular trees

Pastoral scene of the gallant south

The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth

Scent of magnolias, sweet and fresh

Then the sudden smell of burning flesh

Here is fruit for the crows to pluck

For the rain to gather, for the wind to suck

For the sun to rot, for the trees to drop

Here is a strange and bitter cry.

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