Leo Frank
American factory superintendent and lynching victim
Why Is Leo Frank Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Leo Max Frank was an American factory superintendent and lynching victim. He is primarily notable for his conviction in 1913 of the murder of a 13-year-old employee, Mary Phagan, in Atlanta, Georgia, although the general consensus among modern historians is that he was wrongfully convicted. Frank's trial, conviction, and appeals attracted national attention. His kidnapping from prison and lynching two years later, in response to the commutation of his death sentence, became the focus of social, regional, political, and racial concerns, particularly regarding antisemitism and racism. Modern researchers generally agree that Frank was wrongly convicted and Jim Conley was likely the actual murderer.
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