James Chaney
American activist and KKK murder victim (1943–1964) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other people named James Chaney, see James Chaney (disambiguation).
James Earl Chaney (May 30, 1943 – June 21, 1964) was an American civil rights activist. He was one of three Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) civil rights workers killed in Philadelphia, Mississippi, by members of the Ku Klux Klan on June 21, 1964. The others were Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner from New York City.
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Born | James Earl Chaney (1943-05-30)May 30, 1943 Meridian, Mississippi, U.S. |
Died | June 21, 1964(1964-06-21) (aged 21) |
Cause of death | Murder |
Awards | Presidential Medal of Freedom (posthumous, 2014) |
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