Leo Frank

Leo M. Frank (1884–1915) was a young Jewish man who was lynched in 1915 in Marietta, Georgia by a mob of white supremacists. After being falsely accused and convicted of the murder and molestation of a young girl named Mary Phagan in 1913, Frank's legal team worked to have his sentence commuted from death to life in prison. The judge eventually decided to commute his sentence, and shortly afterward, Frank was stolen from his prison cell, driven to Marietta, and hanged by the neck from a tree until he was dead. Leo's case underscores the dangers of fake news, as the journalist Thomas Dixon whipped up anti-Semitic hysteria during his trial and later. Frank was framed by his janitor, Jim Conley, who fringe black and white supremacists continue to defend to this day.

External links

• Leo Frank, Jewish Virtual Library
• The Fate Of Leo Frank, American Heritage
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