Executed
Ernest E. Harper
Ernest E. Harper, a 30-year-old Black man, was executed in the electric chair by the State of Florida on September 6, 1948, according to the Florida Department of Corrections, which lists his death as an execution. The department's execution list is the only source for his death, and it gives no details about his family, work or life.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: Florida Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.