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Leo's case underscores the dangers of fake news, as the journalist Thomas Dixon, Jr. whipped up racist, [[anti-Semitic]] hysteria during his trial and later. Another demagogue who incited the lynching was [[far-left]] Democrat Thomas E. Watson, later a brief U.S. senator from Georgia.<ref>[https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/thomas-e-watson-1856-1922 Thomas E. Watson (1856-1922)]. ''New Georgia Encyclopedia''. Retrieved September 28, 2021.</ref> | Leo's case underscores the dangers of fake news, as the journalist Thomas Dixon, Jr. whipped up racist, [[anti-Semitic]] hysteria during his trial and later. Another demagogue who incited the lynching was [[far-left]] Democrat Thomas E. Watson, later a brief U.S. senator from Georgia.<ref>[https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/thomas-e-watson-1856-1922 Thomas E. Watson (1856-1922)]. ''New Georgia Encyclopedia''. Retrieved September 28, 2021.</ref> | ||
| − | Frank was framed by his janitor, Jim Conley,<ref name=newgeorgiaencyclopedia>[https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/leo-frank-case Leo Frank Case]. ''New Georgia Encyclopedia''. Retrieved September 28, 2021.</ref> who fringe black and white supremacists continue to defend to this day. According to Alonzo Mann, who worked in an office as a kid, Conley carried Phagan's dead body and was threatened with death if he revealed the truth.<ref name=newgeorgiaencyclopedia/> | + | Frank was framed by his janitor, Jim Conley,<ref name=newgeorgiaencyclopedia>[https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/leo-frank-case Leo Frank Case]. ''New Georgia Encyclopedia''. Retrieved September 28, 2021.</ref><ref>Bogage, Jacob (March 22, 2017). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/05/22/leo-frank-was-lynched-for-a-murder-he-didnt-commit-now-neo-nazis-are-trying-to-rewrite-history/ Leo Frank was lynched for a murder he didn’t commit. Now neo-Nazis are trying to rewrite history.]. ''The Washington Post''. Retrieved September 28, 2021.</ref> who fringe black and white supremacists continue to defend to this day. According to Alonzo Mann, who worked in an office as a kid, Conley carried Phagan's dead body and was threatened with death if he revealed the truth.<ref name=newgeorgiaencyclopedia/> |
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Revision as of 03:21, September 29, 2021
Leo Max Frank (April 17, 1884 – August 17, 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, Jr. whipped up racist, anti-Semitic hysteria during his trial and later. Another demagogue who incited the lynching was far-left Democrat Thomas E. Watson, later a brief U.S. senator from Georgia.[1]
Frank was framed by his janitor, Jim Conley,[2][3] who fringe black and white supremacists continue to defend to this day. According to Alonzo Mann, who worked in an office as a kid, Conley carried Phagan's dead body and was threatened with death if he revealed the truth.[2]
References
- ↑ Thomas E. Watson (1856-1922). New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Leo Frank Case. New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
- ↑ Bogage, Jacob (March 22, 2017). Leo Frank was lynched for a murder he didn’t commit. Now neo-Nazis are trying to rewrite history.. The Washington Post. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
External links
- Leo Frank, Jewish Virtual Library
- The Fate Of Leo Frank, American Heritage
- https://www.leofrank.com/