Executed
Virgil Clarke
Virgil Clarke, a 36-year-old Black man, was executed by the State of Arkansas on June 17, 1921, while held in state prison custody, according to the Arkansas Department of Corrections. The department's record lists the manner of death as homicide and the cause as execution.
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.