Expert panel discusses Leo Frank case at Atlanta History Center

A crowd gathered in Marietta Square after the lynching of Leo Frank Courtesy of The Breman A list of local experts will come together on Thursday July to discuss why the murder of Mary Phagan and Leo Frank s subsequent lynching is a still an critical episode this day at the Atlanta History Center On April Phagan was located murdered in the basement of the National Pencil Company in Atlanta She was years old The Jewish superintendent of the factory -year-old Frank was accused arrested and put on trial for the crime The events that followed one of the the majority sensational trials of the century Frank s conviction the commutation of his death sentence and his subsequent lynching polarized Atlanta according to The Breman Frank s trial deeply influenced by populace opinion prejudice and unreliable testimony led to a controversial conviction After his death sentence was commuted to life in prison a mob kidnapped and lynched Frank in This circumstance remains one of the the greater part infamous lynchings in U S history highlighting critical issues of racial and religious violence and the failures of legal protection a press release stated Related stories In debut novel Maggie Nye explores obsession magic and a dark moment in Georgia history Alfred Uhry on Parade and growing up Jewish in Atlanta Legacy of a Lynching Why the Leo Frank matter is still relevant in the present day is a panel discussion on one of the the majority infamous cases of injustice in American history moderated by Lois Reitzes of late retired host of WABE s City Lights Panelists are Hon Roy E Barnes former Georgia governor Sandy Berman founding archivist of The Breman Matthew H Bernstein film professor and author and Steve Oney author Following the panel discussion Oney will be signing copies of his just now published book On Air The Triumph and Tumult of NPR along with copies of And the Dead Shall Rise and Bernstein will be signing his book Screening a Lynching The Leo Frank Situation on Film and Television For tickets to the event visit The Breman The post Expert panel discusses Leo Frank episode at Atlanta History Center appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta