Lena Baker
6/8/1900 - 3/5/1945
Gemini
Last Words
"What I done, I did in self-defense, or I would have been killed myself. Where I was I could not overcome it. God has forgiven me. I have nothing against anyone. I picked cotton for Mr. Ponder. He was as good to me as he could be. I am ready to go. I am one in the number. I am ready to meet my God. I am sorry for what I done and I know God has forgiven me."
Death & Legacy
Lena Baker, a black maid who was the only woman ever executed in Georgia's electric chair, was granted a posthumous pardon on Monday, 60 years after she was put to death for killing a white man she said held her in slavery.
Details
- Cause of Death
- Electric chair execution
- Age at Death
- 45 years
- Funeral Location
- The information about the specific location of Lena Baker's funeral is not publicly available.
- Final Resting Place
- Mount Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery, Cuthbert, Georgia, United States