Deaths in Custody
Executed

Prince Graham

died December 6, 1895 · Hampton County, South Carolina

Prince Graham, a Black man, was hanged at Hampton, South Carolina, on December 6, 1895, together with Jason Blake and William Frazer. Newspaper accounts published the next day report that on the gallows the three men said William Blake, Sr. had nothing to do with the matter for which they were put to death. Both the Roanoke Daily Times and The Evening Bulletin carried the report of the execution.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: Hampton, South Carolina execution records and newspaper accounts (reporters).

News reports (2)