Today in History: August 17, Georgia mob lynches Jewish businessman
- Posted on August 17, 2025
- By The Denver Post
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Today in History: August 17, Georgia mob lynches Jewish businessman
A mob in Cobb County, Georgia, lynched Jewish businessman Leo Frank, 31, whose death sentence for the murder of 13-year-old Mary Phagan had been commuted to life imprisonment.
