Executed

Name not reported

died July 11, 1888 · New Hanover County, North Carolina

A Black man was hanged in Wilmington, North Carolina, on July 11, 1888, in a judicial execution. He had been under a sentence at the time. The Griggs Courier reported the hanging on July 20 of that year.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: newspaper account of the hanging.

Source

Griggs Courier, July 20, 1888, page 6 Griggs Courier, July 20, 1888

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