Deaths in Custody
Executed

Hudson

died June 25, 1897 · Decatur, Louisiana

Hudson, a Black man, was executed at Decatur, Louisiana, on June 25, 1897, according to The Leader, a newspaper that reported the execution five days later. Part of the report is cut off in the surviving text, so the governor's action on his case cannot be fully read.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

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