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| 42. What did his town refuse to do? |
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| 43. What eventually became of Felix's body? |
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| Arlington national cemetery, D.C. |
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| 44. By 1950's how many African-Americans had been lynched? |
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| 45. Why did James Cameron get in trouble? |
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| Hanging out with bad kids |
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| 46. What happened to James? His friends? |
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| He was almost lynched,saved-his friends were lynched |
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| 47. How did the crowd act at lychings? |
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| They acted happy and they cheered when they were hung |
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| 48. When did lynchings reach its peak? |
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| 49. In that time period, how many hangings/burnings happened each year? |
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| 100 hangings and burnings happened each year |
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| 50. Where was the National Pencil Company located? |
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| It was located in Atlanta, Georgia |
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| 51. Why did people start moving to Atlanta, Georgia in large numbers? |
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| 52. Whose uncle owned the National Pencil Company? |
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| Leo Frank owned the National Pencil Company |
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| 53. Who was raped and murdered at the Pencil Company? |
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| Mary Fagin was raped and murdered |
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| 54. Who was blamed for the murder? |
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| Leo Frank was blamed for the murder |
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| 55. Where was Leo Frank originally from? |
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| Leo Frank was from New York City |
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| 56. What religion was Leo Frank? |
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| 57. Was it a fair trial? Why? Why not? |
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| No, the trial for Leo Frank was not fair because the jury was harassed and afraid to let him go free |
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| 58.What was the verdict and sentence of Leo Frank's trial? |
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| Leo Frank was conficted guilty- sentenced to death |
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| 59. What did the governor do to help Leo Frank? |
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| The governor commuted Leo Frank's death sentence to life in prison |
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| 60. Why did the governor do this for Leo Frank? |
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| The governor felt that another man did the crime and that Leo Frank was innocent |
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| 61. What ended up happening to Leo Frank? |
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| Leo Frank was dragged out of jail by a mob and lynched |
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| 62. Where did Theodore Gilmore Bilbo live? |
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| Bilbo lived in Mississippi |
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| 63. What did Bilbo do for a living? |
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| 64. What did Bilbo think should be done with African-Americans? |
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| Bilbo thought that the African-Americans should be sent back to Africa |
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