The controversial conviction of Leo Frank for the death of Mary Phagan, and his later murder, were representative of which prejudices held by many in the South at that time?

Question

A.
distrust of Northerners and Jewish people

B.
distrust of African Americans and Catholics

C.
distrust of Baptists and industrialists

D.
distrust of American Indians and immigrants

Answer 1

The controversial conviction of Leo Frank for the death of Mary Phagan, and his later murder, represented A. distrust of Northerners and Jewish people. Leo Frank was a Jewish man from the North who faced significant anti-Semitic sentiment in the South during the early 20th century, which contributed to the prejudice he experienced in the legal proceedings and his eventual lynching by a mob.