Executed
William Hokes
William Hokes, a Black man, was put to death in the electric chair at Kilby Prison in Montgomery, Alabama, on July 10, 1931. The Alabama Department of Corrections records the execution as carried out by the State of Alabama. He was in the state's custody at Kilby Prison when he died.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: Alabama Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.