Executed

Will Winston

died December 20, 1901 · Birmingham, Alabama

Will Winston, a Black man, was executed in Birmingham, Alabama, on Friday, December 20, 1901. A brief item in The Bamberg Herald, published December 26, 1901, reported that the execution had taken place shortly before that issue was printed. His death is recorded here as an execution carried out by the state.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: news reports.

Source

The Bamberg Herald, December 26, 1901, page 1 The Bamberg Herald, December 26, 1901

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