Leo Frank's trial and lynching have long captivated historians and audiences. Factory manager Frank, a Jew from the North, was charged in 1913 with the murder of Mary Phagan, a thirteen-year-old local White employee who worked for him in Atlanta. Two deaths are intertwined in this case– one would lead to the rise of the Klu Klux Klan, and the other, the creation of the anti-defamation league.
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