The Lynching of a Guilty Man Part 2 By The Nation of Islam

The Leo Frank Case: The Lynching of a Guilty Man, Part Two

Leo Frank, a Black employee, arrived at a factory on Forsyth Street and attended to routine paperwork. Mary Phagan had asked her friend Helen Ferguson to pick up the $1.20 due her on Friday, but Frank told her she had to come herself the next day. Frank was alone on the second floor when Mary Phagan arrived, and she was wound so tightly that it remained embedded in her neck. Frank summoned the factory's Black janitor James Conley and ordered him to help move the body to the basement. Conley and Frank carried Mary's body to the elevator and dragged it across the dirt floor to a final resting place near a trash pile by the furnace. Frank then ordered Conley to return later that day to burn the girl's remains in the basement furnace, promising him a cash reward and threatening to put the notes by the body. Frank left two cryptic notes next to the dead girl. Night watchman Newt Lee arrived at the factory to work his overnight shift, but Frank rushed from his office to inform him that he did not need him until 6:00 p.m. The police found the body, clothing, and face of Mary Phagan dirty, and arrested the Black night watchman, Newt Lee, James Gantt, Arthur Mullinax, and Gordon Bailey.

On the 105th anniversary of Mary Fagan's death, the American Mercury is proud to present Part 2 of the audio version of this very important book, read by Vanessa Neubauer.

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The Jewish community in the United States are still trying to get Leo Frank the Jewish rapist and murderer exonerated.

The best two books on the Leo Frank case are:

1. The Murder of Little Mary Phagan by Mary Phagan Kean

2. The Secret Relationship Between Blacks and Jews, Vol. 3; The Leo Frank Case: The Lynching of a Guilty Man.

For further information on the Nation of Islam Historical Research Group, readers are encouraged to visit their Web site, noirg.org.