Van Pearlberg, Cobb County's chief assistant district attorney and a Marietta City Council member, discusses the 1913 slaying of Marietta 13-year-old Mary Phagan in Atlanta, the murder trial and conviction of Leo Frank that year, and the abduction and lynching of Frank in Marietta on Aug. 17, 1915.
The free lecture is sponsored by the Temple Kol Emeth Brotherhood at the synagogue's Doc Lebow Center, behind the synagoue, which is at 1415 Old Canton Rd. Seating is limited; please email the brotherhood president if you plan to attend.
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