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Leo Frank Lynching
We Need Reporters at Leo Frank Event
by Chris Rossetti
THE EDITORS of National Vanguard and others working for a balanced, truthful account of the Leo Frank case have a request for any of our readers and correspondents within driving distance of Marietta, Georgia: Please attend the re-dedication ceremony of the Leo Frank lynching marker…
103 Years After Leo Frank’s Execution
by Dale Bennett and National Vanguard staff
THIS WEEK MARKS the 103rd anniversary of the death of Leo Frank, who was lynched on August 17, 1915 by some of the leading citizens of Atlanta, outraged at a corrupt governor’s commutation of his death sentence. The Leo Frank case marked a major turning…
Jewish Group Erects Memorial for Corrupt Collaborator in Frank Case
John Marshall Slaton’s corruption was exposed by National Alliance; and even Slaton affirmed Frank’s guilty verdict and stated “anti-Semitism” was not the cause of his conviction.
PLANS WERE announced this week to honor the Georgia governor known for—100 years ago—commuting…
How the Jewish Press Reported Leo Frank’s Execution in 1915
Accuracy wasn’t much better then than now; these are translations from the Yiddish “Forverts” coverage of this day 100 years ago.
ATLANTA, August 17, 1915 — A telephone dispatch was received today at 55 minutes past 8 in the morning reporting that Leo Frank was lynched in Marietta…
