The People v. Leo Frank, Teacher's Guide Clip 2A

Ben Loeterman's film vividly brings to life one of the most fascinating criminal cases in American history: the 1913 murder of a child laborer, Mary Phagan, and the trial and lynching of Leo Frank, the Jewish factory supervisor accused of her murder. Set against the backdrop of an American South struggling to shed its legacy of bigotry and xenophobia, the film is both a first-rate murder mystery and a compelling look at racial, religious, regional and class prejudices in the early years of the 20th Century. The film illuminates the scandalous trial and its shocking aftermath with dramatic sequences created verbatim from transcripts, documents and letters. Rare historic images and thought-provoking interviews provide insight into this captivating episode that continues to resonate powerfully today.

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Film & Animation

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• Leo Frank Film
• Mary Phagan
• Teacher's Guide
• Ben Loeterman

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Dinnerstein lied, Leo Frank never told the police Jim Conley could write. Dinnerstein says Conley wasn't entirely honest with police, but what about Leo Frank? Leo Frank lied to the police.

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Dinnerstein lied, Leo Frank never told the police Jim Conley could write.

[thestroll1]

FRANK did it! Face it! FACE THE TRUTH!! Frank was known for his sexual exploitations! READ E. Michael Jones..THE JEWISH REVOLUTIONARY SPIRIT and KNOW THE TRUTH!

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Dinnerstein couldn't sell his book if he begged people, he has trillion copies for sale on ebay every day. DInnerstein is a liar, Leo Frank never told the police about Jim Conley in the beginning of the investigation.

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Dinnerstein couldn't sell his book if he begged people, he has trillion copies for sale on ebay every day.

[gotch09]

Just stumbled across an updated Dinnerstein book. Very,very interesting.