Executed
James E. Brooks
James E. Brooks, a 29-year-old Black man, was executed in the electric chair by the State of Florida on June 20, 1960, according to the Florida Department of Corrections. He was in state custody when he died. The department lists the cause of death as execution in the electric chair and the manner as homicide.
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.