Executed

Joe Rogers

died March 1910 · Birmingham, Alabama

Joe Rogers, a Black man, was hanged in Birmingham, Alabama, in March 1910 in a judicial execution. The Ogden Standard reported that the sheriff was badly injured while pulling the trap. The paper said the sheriff's son cut the string holding the lever.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: The Ogden Standard (reporters).

Source

The Ogden Standard, March 26, 1910, page 8 The Ogden Standard, March 26, 1910

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