Executed
Melvin Jackson
Melvin Jackson, a Black man, was executed in the electric chair at Kilby Prison in Montgomery, Alabama, on September 28, 1956, according to the Alabama Department of Corrections. The department's record lists the manner of death as homicide, reflecting the state's execution.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: Alabama Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.