Canadian RationalKeith Hosts Mary Phagan-Kean on the 1913 Leo Frank Case, May 21, 2025, Toronto

This video, recorded on May 21, 2025, in Toronto, Canada, features Canadian RationalKeith interviewing Mary Phagan-Kean, great-niece of Mary Phagan, murdered in 1913 at the National Pencil Company in Atlanta. Phagan-Kean, author of The Murder of Little Mary Phagan, discusses the Leo Frank trial, where Frank was convicted based on forensic evidence and Conley’s testimony. She emphasizes the Phagan family’s stance against exoneration, citing trial records and dismissing Mann’s 1982 affidavit. The interview explores the trial’s societal impact, including Frank’s 1915 lynching, the ADL’s founding, and the Ku Klux Klan’s resurgence, amid antisemitic tensions. Phagan-Kean critiques efforts to alter history, like plaque changes at Mary’s grave. As of May 31, 2025, at 08:21 PM EDT, debates persist, with the Georgia Innocence Project seeking exoneration, opposed by Phagan’s family. X discussions reflect this divide, with varied perspectives on Frank’s guilt.

This video, recorded on May 21, 2025, in Toronto, Canada, features Canadian RationalKeith interviewing Mary Phagan-Kean, great-niece of Mary Phagan, murdered in 1913 at the National Pencil Company in Atlanta. Phagan-Kean, author of The Murder of Little Mary Phagan, discusses the Leo Frank trial, where Frank was convicted based on forensic evidence and Conley’s testimony. She emphasizes the Phagan family’s stance against exoneration, citing trial records and dismissing Mann’s 1982 affidavit. The interview explores the trial’s societal impact, including Frank’s 1915 lynching, the ADL’s founding, and the Ku Klux Klan’s resurgence, amid antisemitic tensions. Phagan-Kean critiques efforts to alter history, like plaque changes at Mary’s grave. As of May 31, 2025, at 08:21 PM EDT, debates persist, with the Georgia Innocence Project seeking exoneration, opposed by Phagan’s family. X discussions reflect this divide, with varied perspectives on Frank’s guilt.