When slaves were whipped, their blood splattered on the cotton leaves.
Kanye West once told me it was okay to put blood on the leaves.
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A song written by Nina Simone. This song was created to resemble blacks being lynched.(hanging of the blacks).
Strange Fruit by Nina Simone
Blood on the leaves.
"Southern trees Bear strange fruit Blood on the leave And blood at the roots Black bodies Swinging in the southern breeze Strange fruit hangin' From the poplar trees"
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