Executed
Aaron Johnson
Aaron Johnson, a Black man aged 45, was executed by the State of Arkansas on June 22, 1917, while held in state prison custody. The Arkansas Department of Corrections recorded the execution and listed its manner as homicide, in the department's own classification.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: Arkansas Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.