Executed

Cicero Harris

Bristol city, Virginia

Cicero Harris, a Black man, was hanged at Bristol, Virginia. A brief item in The Bamberg Herald, published December 26, 1901, reported the hanging. Bristol lies on the border between Virginia and Tennessee.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. A brief news item says he was hanged at Bristol, Virginia, and gives no further details.

Reported by: a brief news item.

Source

The Bamberg Herald, December 26, 1901, page 1 The Bamberg Herald, December 26, 1901

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