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Recording of The Ballad of Mary Phagan by Vernon Dalhart
Columbia Records1930
William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum
Atlanta, United States
The Ballad of Mary Phagan was composed by Fiddln' John Carson, a popular balladeer in Atlanta. He sang his composition on the steps of the State Capital while Governor John. M. Slaton debated whether or not to commute Leo Frank's sentence from death to life in prison.
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- Title: Recording of The Ballad of Mary Phagan by Vernon Dalhart
- Creator: Columbia Records
- Date Created: 1930
- Subject Keywords: Fiddln' John Carson, Mary Phagan, The Ballad of Mary Phagan, Lynching, Leo Frank, Governor John. M. Slaton, Georgia, Antisemitism, Music, Country music
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