HIST 3850 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Leo Frank, Frank Case, Twine

• School: York University
• Department: History
• Course: HIST 3850
• Professor: Patrick J Connor

Document Summary

Leo frank, atlanta, 1914 (frank v. magnum: frank (jewish white man): white men were also hanged and lynched by mobs, as well as the occasional women. Frank moore, arkansas, 1923 (moore v. dempsey) Lynching: to put to death, especially by hanging, by mob action and without legal authority. Presence of a mob killing is done without legal authority. Direct connection between agricultural areas (worked by the black population) and lynching. Mainly in the deep southern states: georgia, louisiana and mississippi. E(cid:272)o(cid:374)o(cid:373)i(cid:272) fa(cid:272)to(cid:396)s (cid:449)e(cid:396)e(cid:374)(cid:859)t (cid:396)espo(cid:374)si(cid:271)le fo(cid:396) l(cid:455)(cid:374)(cid:272)hi(cid:374)g (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause the(cid:455) o(cid:272)(cid:272)u(cid:396)(cid:396)ed despite (cid:272)otto(cid:374) prices being high (or low) Factors in decline of violence: economics: mass migration of african americans out of the south, social conditions must improve if south hopes to retain this valuable labour. Also: better law enforcement; the reforming activities of white and african-american social organizations; increasing influence of the federal government. 1900s 90% of all african americans lived in the lower southern states.