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In English
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Description:
Frontmatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- I. The Murder of Mary Phagan -- II. Prejudice and Perjury -- III. An American Dreyfus -- IV. The First Appeal -- V. Tom Watson and William J. Burns -- VI. Wisdom without Justice -- VII. Commutation -- VIII. Vigilante Justice -- IX. Aftermath -- Appendix A. Excerpt from the Appeal of Frank’s Lawyers for a New Trial -- Appendix B. The Ballad of Mary Phagan -- Appendix C. Freeman’s Tale -- Appendix D. A Georgian’s View -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index
Studies the murder conviction of Leo Frank in Georgia in 1915. Frank, a Northern Jewish industrialist was convicted of murdering a thirteen year of working girl. This case demonstrates the fears surrounding the time and the changing demographics in the south