Executed
Otis Manning
Otis Manning, a 27-year-old Black man, was executed by the State of Arkansas on April 12, 1940, according to the Arkansas Department of Corrections. He was held in the custody of the state prison system at the time. The department's records classify his death as a homicide, which it attributes to the execution itself.
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.