Executed
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte, a Black man, was hanged in Sardis, Mississippi, before a crowd of about three thousand, according to a report in The Eaton Democrat. The paper said that from the scaffold he spoke to the crowd, warning them against evil temptations. The paper reported that once a handkerchief was placed in his hand, he gave the signal himself.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state