Legal Executions in Mississippi: A Comprehensive Registry, 1865 - 1964

DISCOVER THE DEFINITIVE RECORD of legal executions in Mississippi from 1865 to 1964. In Legal Executions in Mississippi: A Comprehensive Registry, 1865-1964, Daniel Allen Hearn presents a meticulously researched account of the 533 men and women who were legally executed in the state during the century following the Civil War. Organized chronologically for easy reference, each entry captures essential details about the individual, the crime, and the sentence-offering readers a structured, accessible path through a difficult and often misunderstood chapter of Southern legal history. Built from original archival sources-including court records, contemporary newspapers, prisoner files, appellate reports, and gubernatorial correspondence-this volume brings clarity, context, and documentary depth to a subject too often reduced to fragments and assumptions. Ideal for historians, researchers, genealogists, true crime readers, and anyone interested in Mississippi or Southern legal history, this compelling registry combines careful scholarship with the human stories behind the official record.