Strange Fruit

Duration: 33 min.

Creator: Learning Corporation of America

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: A black painter faces the ugliness of racism when he becomes involved in a black voter registration drive., Presents a dramatized version of Lillian Smith's novel about prejudices against blacks in a small Georgia town in 1948. Records Henry Brown's fight as he decides to become a registered voter, showing the community antagonism in response to his registration attempts. Concludes with Brown's lynching, but indicates that his conviction, even in death, served as an inspiration to his community.

Complete Record: , Set in rural Georgia in 1948, this film is the story of Henry Brown, a Black house painter who faces the ugliness of racism by taking a strong but tragic stand. Avoiding involvement in a Black voter registration drive, Henry is moved to action by the accidental death of the registration organizer. Ultimately, Henry must pay a grievous price for defying prejudice. , Presents a dramatized version of Lillian Smith's novel about prejudices against blacks in a small Georgia town in 1948. Records Henry Brown's fight as he decides to become a registered voter, showing the community antagonism in response to his registration attempts. Concludes with Brown's lynching, but indicates that his conviction, even in death, served as an inspiration to his community., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.