Which is a reason why public opinion in georgia was firmly against leo frank? a. leo frank was of african american descent. b. support from the american civil liberties union upset southerners. c. articles circulated by thomas watson provoked antisemitic sentiments. d. leo frank was born in a foreign country.

The right answer is C. Articles circulated by Thomas Watson provoked antisemitic sentiments.

Leo Frank was a Jewish American factory superintendent convicted of a crime of sexual assault and murder of his 13 years old employee Mary Phagan in Atlanta, Georgia. The prosecution was surrounded by misconceptions and ignorance about Jews. Initially, his sentence was death but the governor changed to life in prison. The public opinion was highly influenced by Watson's weekly newspaper calling for violence. And the result was a plot articulated by prominent Georgians to kidnap Frank drive him to Phagan's hometown, Marietta, 150 miles away and lynch him.

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