The Leo Frank case is a highly publicised case in the legal annals in Georgia. The lynching of a Jewish man changed America forever. American engineer Leo Frank smith we dragged from his jail cell and lynched, putting a cap on an infamous murder case that had inflamed the state of Georgia and captivated the entire country. Frank had been convicted two years Earlier of the murder of a 13 year old girl. Her murder brought issues of class, race and religion to the forefront of southern society. He was later found out to not be guilty. Meanwhile members of an outraged Jewish community met to create the anti defamation league to combat anti semitism. Hope that helped