An Unspeakable Crime
Author: Alphin, Elaine Marie
ISBN: 9781467746304
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
Year First Published: 2010
Pages: 152
Dimensions: 255mm x 180mm x
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
The lynching of Leo Frank is a major landmark in 20th century law and in racial and ethnic tensions in the South. It has been the subject of various novels, movies, and most recently a Tony-award winning musical (Parade). Teenagers played a significant role in the whole miscarrage of justice. This is the first treatment of the subject for young adults .
In 1913, Leo Frank was convicted of murdering Mary Phagan, a 13-year-old employee of the Atlanta pencil factory that Frank managed. After Georgia's governor commuted his death sentence, a mob stormed the prison where Frank was being held and lynched him. Leo Frank thus became the only known Jew lynched in American history. The case still spurs debate and controversy -it even inspired a Broadway play. What are the facts of the Frank case?
ISBN: 9781467746304
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
Year First Published: 2010
Pages: 152
Dimensions: 255mm x 180mm x
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
The lynching of Leo Frank is a major landmark in 20th century law and in racial and ethnic tensions in the South. It has been the subject of various novels, movies, and most recently a Tony-award winning musical (Parade). Teenagers played a significant role in the whole miscarrage of justice. This is the first treatment of the subject for young adults .
In 1913, Leo Frank was convicted of murdering Mary Phagan, a 13-year-old employee of the Atlanta pencil factory that Frank managed. After Georgia's governor commuted his death sentence, a mob stormed the prison where Frank was being held and lynched him. Leo Frank thus became the only known Jew lynched in American history. The case still spurs debate and controversy -it even inspired a Broadway play. What are the facts of the Frank case?
