tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post1534433760161846661..comments2024-03-21T11:50:29.630-04:00Comments on Janie Junebug Righting & Editing: THE ORIGINS OF STRANGE FRUITJanie Junebughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-68458949614156146522017-10-24T04:03:29.437-04:002017-10-24T04:03:29.437-04:00Hello!! I'am glad to read the whole content of...Hello!! I'am glad to read the whole content of this blog and am very excited.Thank you.<br /><a href="https://gerardpiquenews.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">ลาลีกา</a><br />sanpiseth40https://www.blogger.com/profile/02877855535800623770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-61752033787212333082017-10-20T13:47:02.654-04:002017-10-20T13:47:02.654-04:00Only 4,000? I would have guessed many more were k...Only 4,000? I would have guessed many more were killed in this horrific fashion. Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-71667638776931608602017-10-19T08:56:50.392-04:002017-10-19T08:56:50.392-04:00I remember seeing pictures of lynching "parti...I remember seeing pictures of lynching "parties" where people brought dressed up and brought their children to these murders. Some with picnic baskets, etc. One of the most upsetting things I've ever seen. No doubt these people were all considered respectable too. Julie Flandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003737491313673214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-14172682322416568202017-10-18T11:01:12.340-04:002017-10-18T11:01:12.340-04:00Thanks for posting about the origin of the lyrics ...Thanks for posting about the origin of the lyrics to Strange Fruit. <br />It was startling to see the map of documented lynchings across the country. What's even more startling is the realization of just how alive the white supremacy movement still is in this country. What a horrible sect of society. They're cockroaches and the current climate has them unfortunately coming out of the woodwork. They need to be squashed. <br />It's very depressing. <br /><br />Will look forward to reading about Lewis Allen.<br /><br />Michele at <a href="http://angelsbark.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">Angels Bark</a>Michele at Angels Bark https://www.blogger.com/profile/15891713963440451090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-1217306377323084232017-10-18T07:09:47.261-04:002017-10-18T07:09:47.261-04:00Still working backward. Maybe I should have starte...Still working backward. Maybe I should have started with the original post. And now I don't know if I want to hear the songs from the original post. This is depressing. Pickleopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13772003052474877906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-35726532670236372042017-10-17T12:05:05.217-04:002017-10-17T12:05:05.217-04:00I just found the lyrics--lynching was (& is) a...I just found the lyrics--lynching was (& is) absolute madness!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-7707250855536025492017-10-17T09:42:52.157-04:002017-10-17T09:42:52.157-04:00Such a compelling poem. Such a compelling poem. Blogorattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12821621371176285384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-67797633387924019162017-10-17T06:25:49.095-04:002017-10-17T06:25:49.095-04:00I've now found the lyrics ... and I'm sure...I've now found the lyrics ... and I'm sure you'll tell us more about Lewis Allen ... ghastly, absolutely ghastly ... but true to lynching. Hilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-82107842939592014902017-10-17T06:22:47.578-04:002017-10-17T06:22:47.578-04:00Hi Janie - it was appalling, it is now terrible an...Hi Janie - it was appalling, it is now terrible and disgraceful ... cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-40653412592894876982017-10-17T01:17:52.104-04:002017-10-17T01:17:52.104-04:00There's much that is flawed in our species. Sa...There's much that is flawed in our species. Sad.Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-78488791728794734912017-10-17T00:21:41.733-04:002017-10-17T00:21:41.733-04:00Luckily we have songs like this to make the majori...Luckily we have songs like this to make the majority of us remember and think. Thanks for sharing the origins.Anne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-48339753150453873312017-10-16T21:16:33.709-04:002017-10-16T21:16:33.709-04:00A terrible sin on the American soul.A terrible sin on the American soul.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-42954562045995733092017-10-16T19:09:30.023-04:002017-10-16T19:09:30.023-04:00I know what you mean.I know what you mean.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-73091224030999026152017-10-16T19:09:14.762-04:002017-10-16T19:09:14.762-04:00We still have mobs that attack people, too.We still have mobs that attack people, too.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-58451156314442493582017-10-16T19:08:36.546-04:002017-10-16T19:08:36.546-04:00It's horrible.It's horrible.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-27372952983734752302017-10-16T19:08:21.953-04:002017-10-16T19:08:21.953-04:00They don't always get to hide behind the inter...They don't always get to hide behind the internet.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-86908445006679989832017-10-16T19:07:48.295-04:002017-10-16T19:07:48.295-04:00And they drive some of their targets to suicide.And they drive some of their targets to suicide.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-40193041386809182302017-10-16T18:41:48.661-04:002017-10-16T18:41:48.661-04:00People can be unbelievably cruel and inhumane. I ...People can be unbelievably cruel and inhumane. I don't understand.Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-82270444255151347112017-10-16T17:33:51.863-04:002017-10-16T17:33:51.863-04:00Carol Kilgore hit the nail directly on the head! I...Carol Kilgore hit the nail directly on the head! Instead of lynching, people just attack online. It's sad.<br /><br />I'll have to check out your battle of the bands later.<br /><br />Love,<br />JessicaMusings of a Creative Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10765023786410264588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-92148012647608279252017-10-16T16:33:56.750-04:002017-10-16T16:33:56.750-04:00This hated, Janie...so troubling. And scary. What ...This hated, Janie...so troubling. And scary. What a dark history.Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09262406079948479112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-4286172554611352702017-10-16T16:28:48.341-04:002017-10-16T16:28:48.341-04:00Sigh. Carol is right. The trolls and bullies mig...Sigh. Carol is right. The trolls and bullies might think their hands are clean - but I disagree.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-15453255333976566462017-10-16T16:10:37.924-04:002017-10-16T16:10:37.924-04:00Instead of lynch mobs, now we have social media tr...Instead of lynch mobs, now we have social media trolls and bullies. All examples of people at their worst.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03745686632918324803noreply@blogger.com