Executed
Charlie Cooper
Charlie Cooper, a Black man, was executed by the State of Arkansas on November 19, 1920, while held in state custody. The Arkansas Department of Corrections records the cause of death as execution and the manner as homicide. Both entries come from the Department's own execution record.
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.