Question

What does the lynching of Leo Frank show about Georgia during the New South era?(1 point)
Responses

The justice system always protected accused individuals
The justice system always protected accused individuals

Mob violence could override the rule of law
Mob violence could override the rule of law

Federal troops were used to stop lynchings
Federal troops were used to stop lynchings

Prejudice had disappeared from southern society

Answer 1

Mob violence could override the rule of law

(Leo Frank was lynched by a mob despite legal appeals and a commutation, showing extralegal violence could prevail.)