What did the lynching of Leo Frank show about Georgia during the New South era?

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The justice system always protected accused individuals.

The justice system always protected accused individuals.

Mob violence (lynching) could override the rule of law.

Mob violence (lynching) 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.

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Mob violence (lynching) could override the rule of law.

The 1915 lynching of Leo Frank showed that vigilante violence and prejudice could subvert courts and legal protections in Georgia during the New South era.