ADL Education Programs The People V. Leo Frank: A teacher’s
guide to accompany the film by Ben Loeterman “Almost a century
after the fact, one of the most notorious criminal dramas in
American history comes back to life as a documentary.” —Atlanta
Journal Constitution The People v. Leo Frank, a 2009 film by Ben
Loeterman Productions, vividly brings to life one of the most
fascinating criminal cases in American history: the 1913 murder
of a child laborer, Mary Phagan, and the trial and lynching of
the Jewish factory supervisor accused of her murder, Leo Frank.
Set against the backdrop of an American South struggling to shed
its legacy of bigotry and xenophobia, The People v. Leo Frank is
both a first-rate murder mystery and a compelling look at
racial, religious, regional and class prejudices in the early
years of the 20th century. View the movie trailer. ADL is proud
to present the Teacher’s Guide to accompany The People v. Leo
Frank. The guide provides instructional materials that help
educators to explore t