Executed
Willie Burgess
Willie Burgess, a 56-year-old Black man, was executed in the electric chair at Georgia State Prison in Reidsville, Tattnall County, on November 14, 1953, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections. The department's record classifies the death as a homicide, the category it uses for judicial executions. The source gives no details about his life, family, or any objections raised to his execution.
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.