Executed
Cubie Johnson
Cubie Johnson, a 23-year-old Black man, was executed by the State of Arkansas on August 8, 1947. The Arkansas Department of Corrections lists the execution as the cause of death, and records the manner as homicide. The death took place in state custody at a state prison facility.
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.