“Change and Reaction in the Early Twentieth Century: The Trial of Leo Frank” (5 pages) In 1913, Leo Frank was accused of raping and murdering a thirteen-year-old factory worker, Mary Phagan, in his Atlanta workplace.After two years of trials and appeals, an Atlanta mob lynched Leo Frank.Many historians see this as a conflict brought about by a rapidly changing America and those who sought to slow or even reverse the rising modernism of the 1920s.You will be given access to a set of documents about the case as well as research and find additional documents yourself.The paper assignment is to answer the question:
‘What does your reading of the assigned documents tell you about the rising tensions in early 1900s America, both in Atlanta itself as well as in America as a whole?’
The primary sources for this paper will be both provided to you through the website below.You may use secondary works on the subject to answer specific factual questions if you feel the need but the paper should be based only on your interpretation of the assigned primary documents.
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1.Your set of documents can be found online at the following website:
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