Executed

Name not reported

died August 29, 1922 · Nashville, Tennessee

A Black man was put to death by electrocution in Nashville, Tennessee, on Tuesday, August 29, 1922, carrying out a sentence imposed by the state. The Springfield Weekly Republican, reprinting a report from the San Antonio Express, described the execution as the law taking the place of a lynching.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: State of Tennessee (judicial execution), as reported by the San Antonio Express.

Source

Springfield Weekly Republican, August 31, 1922, page 12 Springfield Weekly Republican, August 31, 1922

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