This video, filmed on May 21, 2025, in Toronto, Canada, features Canadian RationalKeith interviewing Mary Phagan-Kean, great-niece of 13-year-old Mary Phagan, killed in 1913 at the National Pencil Company in Atlanta. Phagan-Kean, author of The Murder of Little Mary Phagan, recounts the Leo Frank trial, where Frank was convicted based on forensic evidence and Conley’s testimony, despite antisemitism allegations. She discusses the Phagan family’s rejection of Frank’s exoneration, citing the trial record and dismissing Mann’s 1982 affidavit. The interview explores the trial’s aftermath, including Frank’s 1915 lynching and the ADL’s founding, amid rising antisemitism and the Ku Klux Klan’s resurgence. Phagan-Kean critiques efforts to rewrite history, such as plaque changes at Mary’s grave. As of May 31, 2025, at 08:21 PM EDT, the case remains contentious, with the Georgia Innocence Project seeking exoneration, opposed by Phagan’s family. X discussions reflect this divide, with varying perspectives on Frank’s guilt.
