Laura Duncan famously performed a song at Madison Square Garden in New York City in 1938 that was adapted from a poem by whom?
Laura Duncan (American singer): Laura Duncan was an African-American singer, whose performance of the song "Strange Fruit" at Madison Square Garden in New York City in 1938 helped bring the song to the notice of singer Billie Holiday, who later performed a powerful rendition of the song. Strange Fruit:  Written by teacher Abel Meeropol as a poem and published in 1937, it protested American racism, particularly the lynching of African Americans.
Abel Meeropol