During the New South Era, there was a rise in anti-Semitic sentiment and resistance to racial equality. For example, the Atlanta Race Riot of 1906 was fueled by false accusations of black men assaulting white women, leading to the murder of dozens of black people. Additionally, the Leo Frank case highlighted the anti-Semitic attitudes of the time, as Frank, a Jewish man, was wrongfully convicted of murder and lynched by a mob. These events demonstrate the deep-seated prejudices and resistance to progress that characterized the New South Era.
