An Unspeakable Crime: The Prosecution and Persecution of Leo FrankDiscusses the 1913 murder of Mary Phagen, a 13-year-old employee at an Atlanta pencil factory, and the trial of Leo Frank, a Jewish factory manager, who was subsequently lynched by an angry mob that stormed the prison. |
Contents
Chapter One Dimples In Her Cheeks | 6 |
Chapter Two The Murder Of Mary Phagan Must Be Paid For In Blood | 9 |
Chapter Three Hoarse And Trembling And Nervous And Excited | 15 |
Chapter Four The Soul Of Honor | 21 |
Chapter Five I Could Tell It Was Blood By Looking At It | 29 |
Chapter Six A Victim Worthy To Pay For The Crime | 34 |
Chapter Seven Misconduct At The Factory | 39 |
Chapter Eight He Wasnt There Either | 45 |
Chapter Sixteen I Am Alive By A Big Majority | 110 |
Chapter Seventeen Calmness And Dignity | 116 |
Chapter Eighteen Lies Heaped On Lies | 126 |
Major Figures In The Leo Frank Case | 136 |
Timeline | 138 |
Glossary Of Legal Terminology | 140 |
Further Reading | 141 |
Authors Note And Acknowledgments | 142 |
Chapter Nine We Wanted Another Statement | 49 |
Chapter Ten Most All A Pack Of Lies | 55 |
Chapter Eleven Isnt This A Lark? | 61 |
Chapter Twelve There Can Be But One Verdict | 73 |
Chapter Thirteen The Assent Of A Terrorized Jury | 87 |
Chapter Fourteen Jew Money Has Debased Us | 97 |
Chapter Fifteen Responsibility Rests Where The Power Is Reposed | 102 |
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An Unspeakable Crime: The Prosecution and Persecution of Leo Frank Elaine Marie Alphin Limited preview - 2014 |
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