This day in Georgia history: The Lynching of Leo Frank
Leo Frank was lynched on Aug. 17, 1915 after then-Gov. John Slaton commuted his death sentence for a conviction of murdering a young girl.
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Leo Frank was lynched on Aug. 17, 1915 after then-Gov. John Slaton commuted his death sentence for a conviction of murdering a young girl.
For Ben Platt, playing the role of Leo Frank, a lynching victim in 1915 Georgia, is a responsibility and a privilege.
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Now is as welcome a time as any to celebrate Jewish life, learn a Yiddish song and discover the lessons of history along the way.
Michael Arden mounts his New York City Center production of Jason Robert Brown and Alfred Uhry's dark musical on Broadway.