Leo Frank and 1906 Atlanta Riot

Jewish man charged with the murder of Mary Phagan; sentenced to death but overturned to life in prison; lynched by the KKK.

• Tom Watson
• Henry Grady
• Leo Frank
• John Gordon

False newspaper reports about black on white violence in Atlanta led to what issue in September of 1907?

• Atlanta Race Riot
• Leo Frank Trial
• International Cotton Exposition
• March on Washington

This man was accused of killing Mary Phagan and was sentenced to death when found guilty.

• Asa Candler
• John Burns
• Leo Frank
• Booker T. Washington

The beginning of the Ku Klux Klan’s resurgence in 1915 coincided with which of these? (H7d)

• outbreak of World War 1
• kidnapping of a Catholic priest
• lynching of a Jewish businessman
• beginning of the influenza pandemic

What event in Georgia drew attention to questions of anti-Semitism throughout the state and the nation? (H7d)

• Atlanta Race Riot of 1906
• looting of the Jewish Temple
• the lynching of Leo Max Frank
• burning of a cross on Stone Mountain

The 1913 Georgia case against a Jewish man sparked fear and anti-Semitism in the South. Though testimonies and evidence were presented against Leo Frank, many believed the case against him was fabricated. Although he was initially found guilty, what event prevented him from serving his full sentence?  (H7d)

• Frank’s lawyers filed an appeal, and Frank was later found innocent
• A group from Marietta kidnapped Frank and hung him from an oak tree
• Frank became ill with cholera, and was found dead in his cell in 1914
• A night shift worker from the factory eventually confessed to the murder.

Which is a reason why public opinion in Georgia was firmly against Leo Frank?  (H7d)

• Leo Frank was born in a foreign country.
• Support from the American Civil Liberties Union upset Southerners.
• Leo Frank was of African American descent.
• Anti-Semitism was part of the racial divide in the South.

What was the main cause of the race riot in Atlanta?

• tensions from a political election
• protests over results of the Civil War
• protests about an increase of black clubs in Atlanta
• Outrage over reports of white women being attacked

What happened in the Atlanta Race Riots of 1906?

• Tensions erupted between the supporters of Leo Frank and the supporters of Mary Phagan.
• Tension erupted between the North and the South in a riot that lasted two days.
• Tension erupted between whites and northern business owners in a riot that lasted two days.
• Tension erupted between African Americans and whites in a riot that lasted two days.

How were the 1906, Atlanta Race Riots suppressed or put down?

• The local police successfully suppressed the riot.
• The US Congress unsuccessfully suppressed the riot.
• Martial law was enacted to successfully suppress the riot.
• Martial law was unsuccessfully enacted to suppress the riot.