It helped make Holiday a star, but it was written by Abel Meeropol, a teacher in the Bronx. An Oscar nomination and a year of protests against racism have kept it in the conversation.It helped make Holiday a star, but it was written by Abel Meeropol, a teacher in the Bronx. An Oscar nomination and a year of protests against racism have kept it in the conversation.Read MoreAcademy Awards (Oscars), Holiday, Billie, Day, Andra (1984- ), Music, George Floyd Protests (2020), Lynching, Strange Fruit (Song), Abel Meeropol, The United States vs Billie Holiday (Movie), Black Lives Matter Movement, Race and Ethnicity
