Executed
Ben Hawkins
Ben Hawkins, a 37-year-old Black man, was executed by the State of Arkansas on December 13, 1935, according to the Arkansas Department of Corrections. He was held in state custody when he died. The Department of Corrections lists the cause of death as execution and the manner as homicide.
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.