Leo Frank case

Collection:: New Georgia Encyclopedia
Title:: Leo Frank case
Creator:: Dinnerstein, Leonard
Date of Original:: 2003-05-14
Subject:: Georgia--Race relations--History--20th century
Antisemitism--Georgia--History--20th century
Frank, Leo, 1884-1915--Trials, litigation, etc.
People:: Frank, Leo, 1884-1915
Location:: United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
Medium:: articles
Type:: Text
Description:: Encyclopedia article about the Leo Frank case which is considered one of the most egregious miscarriages of justice in the legal annals of Georgia. A Jewish man in Atlanta was placed on trial and convicted of raping and murdering a thirteen-year-old girl who worked for the National Pencil Company, which he managed. Before the lynching of Frank two years later, the case became known throughout the nation. The degree of anti-Semitism involved in Frank's conviction and subsequent lynching is difficult to assess, but it was enough of a factor to have inspired Jews, and others, throughout the country to protest the conviction of an innocent man.
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GSE identifier: SS8H7
Metadata URL:: https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/leo-frank-case/
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Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):: Cite as: "Leo Frank Case," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
Original Collection:: Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
Holding Institution:: New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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