second execution by the state of Mississippi since the Gregg v. Georgia decision, the first being that of Jimmy Lee Gray, and the 72nd overall in the United States. See also Capital punishment in Mississippi Capital punishment in the United States List of people executed in Mississippi References General U.S. Executions Since 1976. The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney. Retrieved on 2007-11-12. Thomas, Merrilyn (1991). Life on Death Row: One man's fight against racism and the death penalty. Paladin, UK. . Johnson v. Thigpen, . Retrieved on 2007-11-12. Solotoroff, Ivan (2001). "The Last Face You'll Ever See: The Private Life Of The American Death Penalty". Harper Collins U.S. 1960 births 1987 deaths 20th-century African-American people 20th-century executions by Mississippi 20th-century executions of American people American people executed for murdering police officers American rapists Executed African-American people People convicted of murder by Mississippi People executed by Mississippi by gas chamber People from Walnut Grove, Mississippi