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"Soon after the commutation, on August 17, 1915, a group of 25 men, described by peers as sober, intelligent, of established good name and character stormed the prison hospital where Leo Frank was recovering from having his throat slashed by a fellow inmate. They kidnaped Frank, drove him more than 100 miles to Mary Phagan's hometown of Marietta, Georgia, and hanged him from a tree. Frank conducted himself with dignity, calmly proclaiming his innocence. Townsfolk were proudly photographed beneath Frank's swinging corpse, pictures still valued today by their descendants."
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Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)Floyd R. Turbo
(26,543 posts)Behind the Aegis
(53,919 posts)Once again, Jewish history garners a giant collective ***meh***.
I added an OP-ED from the ADL here in GD about Leo Frank.
Floyd R. Turbo
(26,543 posts)I'll check out your post!
steve2470
(37,457 posts)jpak
(41,756 posts)Behind the Aegis
(53,919 posts)I doubt many people know who Frank was, what the case was about, or how it inspired great hate (the revival of the Klan) and inspired great justice (the creation of the ADL).
Solly Mack
(90,758 posts)We can't let them win. I won't. You won't either.
I included Frank's lynching in my post because America has a long history of anti-semitism. We can't forget that and we can't allow others to forget that. I get so tired of people's find a happy place denial.
I know it seems as if people don't care and I am sorry for that. It seems that way to me a lot of the time.
But for what it is worth, I care.
oasis
(49,323 posts)I saw it on YouTube and it was well worth the one hour and twenty four minute viewing time. An information packed, eye opener.