Antisemitism in the "New South"
Identify all of the CORRECT statements about the Leo Frank case and its impact on society in the South
Because Frank was Jewish, antisemitism during the case was prevalent.
Frank was convicted of murdering a 13 year-old girl, but the conviction was overturned by the Georgia
Supreme Court
Many Jewish southerners in the early 1900s were fearful because of the treatment of Leo Frank
Leo Frank was convicted of the murder of a 13-year-old girl with only minimal evidence against him.
Frank received the best defense possible because the case became a statement opportunity for civil rights
activists.
Leo Frank died a free man after he moved north once the trial was completed