Executed
William Henry Bland
William Henry Bland, a 23-year-old Black man, was executed in the electric chair at Georgia State Prison in Reidsville, Tattnall County, on May 12, 1941, after being held there under a sentence. The Georgia Department of Corrections lists his death as an execution by the state, recorded as a homicide. The record provides no information about his family or life beyond his age and race.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: Georgia Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.