Transcript topic 15 • video time 00:05:12
The ADL, Leo Frank and slavery in 1860
Who claims it
The speaker in the transcript
The claim
The speaker says he doesn't care what the ADL says, claims the ADL "rescued a Jew from doing evil and blamed a black man," and says 40% of Jewish households owned slaves in 1860.
Evidence and counterpoints
- The deck identifies the ADL claim as referring to Leo Frank. The guide says Frank was lynched by a mob in 1915 and Georgia later pardoned him (chapter 11).
- The guide says most American Jews in 1860 lived in the North, where slavery was illegal, so the 40% figure can't be right, and Southern Jews owned slaves at about the same rate as their white neighbours (chapter 11).
Points citing a chapter or the guide come from the source materials. Others are general reasoning; check them yourself.
Names mentioned
Anti-Defamation League (ADL) • Leo Frank (named in the deck, not the transcript)
Unclear or not verified
- The transcript does not name the man; the Leo Frank link comes from the deck.
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