Executed
James Dillard
James Dillard, a 30-year-old Black man, was executed by the State of Arkansas on December 13, 1940, according to the Arkansas Department of Corrections. The department's listing records the manner of death as homicide. He was in state custody when he died.
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.