Pre-talk guided tour is sold out. This ticket is for the Gallery Talk followed by self-guided tour.
Monday, June 20, 4:00 P.M.
The Legacy of the Leo Frank Case with Abe Foxman, Museum Vice Chair and Director of the Center for the Study of Antisemitism
This Gallery Talk is being presented in conjunction with Seeking Justice: The Leo Frank Case Revisited
On View February 26, 2016 Through summer 2016
This exhibition explores the momentous and tragic events surrounding the murder of 13-year-old Mary Phagan in Georgia in 1913 and the lynching of Leo Frank, the Jewish factory superintendent accused of her murder. The case has sparked more than a century of debate. Seeking Justice brings new insights to the events that led up to these murders, as well as the granting of a posthumous pardon for Leo Frank in 1986.
Set against the backdrop of the American South, Seeking Justice examines racial, religious, regional, and class prejudices in the early 20th century. The case, which shook the nation, galvanized the Anti-Defamation League and revived the Ku Klux Klan. The exhibition represents more than 20 years of research and collecting of archival materials.
The exhibition is organized by The William Breman Heritage Museum, Atlanta, GA.
Funding for the New York presentation of this exhibition is made possible through the generous support of the Salo W. and Jeannette M. Baron Foundation, Nancy Fisher, The Knapp Family Foundation, the Charles and Mildred Schnurmacher Foundation, and other philanthropic supporters.