1.0The Jazz Theologianhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jazztheologianRobert Gelinashttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jazztheologian/author/rgelinasSyncopating, Improvising and Responding to the Call of a Love Supreme (p2) - The Jazz Theologianrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="YjxBhphJ4m"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jazztheologian/2008/05/syncopating-i-1.html">Syncopating, Improvising and Responding to the Call of a Love Supreme (p2)</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jazztheologian/2008/05/syncopating-i-1.html/embed#?secret=YjxBhphJ4m" width="600" height="338" title="“Syncopating, Improvising and Responding to the Call of a Love Supreme (p2)” — The Jazz Theologian" data-secret="YjxBhphJ4m" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Abe Meeropol was a school teacher in the Bronx. After seeing one of these pictures he put pen to paper and wrote the disturbing and undeniable poem Strange Fruit. He convinced jazz singer Billy Holiday to lend her distinct voice to the haunting tale. When she performed it in concert people didn’t know how to…