William Brooks

Wm. Brooks, a Black man, was executed at Alexandria, Louisiana, according to a report in The Iowa Plain Dealer published May 8, 1884. The report gives no date for the execution beyond its own publication. It also says nothing about his family or work, and no objections to the execution are recorded in it.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Source

• The Iowa Plain Dealer, May 8, 1884, page 4 The Iowa Plain Dealer, May 8, 1884