Executed
Edward Wimbush
Edward Wimbush, a Black man, was executed in the electric chair at Kilby Prison in Montgomery, Alabama, on March 17, 1939, as recorded by the Alabama Department of Corrections. The department lists the cause of death as execution and the manner as homicide. The source material gives no details about his family, his work, or any objections raised to his execution.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: Alabama Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.