Leo Frank
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Leo Max Frank was an American lynching victim wrongly convicted of the murder of 13-year-old Mary Phagan, an employee in a factory in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was the superintendent. Frank's trial, conviction, and unsuccessful appeals attracted national attention.
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Mary Phagan
One of the two murder notes found near the body
Jim Conley as shown in the August 1915 issue of Watson's Magazine
The Atlanta Georgian headline on April 29, 1913, showing that the police suspected Frank and Newt Lee
The courtroom on July 28, 1913. Dorsey is examining witness Newt Lee. Frank is in the center.
Lucille and Leo Frank during the trial
The Atlanta Journal's diagram of Jim Conley's account of the events after Phagan's murderScientists from United States 6
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Leo Max Frank was an American lynching victim wrongly convicted of the murder of 13-year-old Mary Phagan, an employee in a factory in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was the superintendent. Frank's trial, conviction, and unsuccessful appeals attracted national attention. His kidnapping from prison and lynching became the focus of social, regional, political, and racial concerns, particularly regarding antisemitism. Modern researchers agree that Frank was innocent.
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