The trial of Leo Frank for the murder of Mary Phagan ended its second week 100 years ago today. Join us as we delve into the original documents of the time and learn what the jurors learned. https://theamericanmercury.org/audio/The%20American%20Mercury%20on%20Leo%20Frank%20-%20Week%20Two.mp3 (Click the play button for our audio book version of this article.) by Bradford L. Huie THE EVIDENCE that National Pencil Company Continue Reading →
100 years ago today the trial of the 20th century ended its first week, shedding brilliant light on the greatest murder mystery of all time: the murder of Mary Phagan. And you are there. https://theamericanmercury.org/audio/The%20American%20Mercury%20on%20Leo%20Frank%20-%20Week%20One.mp3 (Click the play button for our audio book version of this article.) by Bradford L. Huie THE MOST IMPORTANT testimony in the first week of Continue Reading →
Take a journey through time with the American Mercury, and experience the trial of Leo Frank (pictured, in courtroom sketch) for the murder of Mary Phagan just as it happened as revealed in contemporary accounts. The Mercury will be covering this historic trial in capsule form from now until August 26, the 100th anniversary of the rendering of the verdict. Continue Reading →
Proving That Anti-Semitism Had Nothing to Do With His Conviction — and Proving That His Defenders Have Used Frauds and Hoaxes for 100 Years by Bradford L. Huie exclusive to The American Mercury MARY PHAGAN was just thirteen years old. She was a sweatshop laborer for Atlanta, Georgia’s National Pencil Company. Exactly 100 years ago today — Saturday, April 26, Continue Reading →
by T.R. Bennington AS EVER, BUT ESPECIALLY in our present state of civilizational malaise, there is a need for figures with the power to inspire — men who in less confused and cynical times would have been unabashedly described as heroic. One such figure is Corporal John Alan Coey, a young soldier who has perhaps not yet fully received the Continue Reading →