Staples Green

Staples Green, a Black man, died by hanging at Livingston, Alabama, in a judicial execution reported by the Perrysburg Journal on September 23, 1893. The execution was carried out by the state of Alabama. The paper reported that on the scaffold he prayed and sang.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: the newspaper account of the hanging at Livingston, Alabama (reporters).

Source

• Perrysburg Journal, September 23, 1893, page 2 Perrysburg Journal, September 23, 1893