James Chaney
American activist (1943-1964) · United States · On the map · Activists · Died at 21
James Earl Chaney was an American civil rights activist. He was one of three civil rights workers murdered 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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Missing persons poster created by the FBI in 1964, shows the photographs of Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner.
Chaney's brother Ben at the dedication of Freedom Place in Manhattan, named for Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner, 1967
A memorial to Andrew Goodman, James Earl Chaney, and Michael H. Schwerner at Mt. Nebo Missionary Baptist Church in Philadelphia, Mississippi.
Marker near 70th Street/Freedom Place near Riverside Boulevard in New York City commemorating the three civil rights activists murdered in Mississippi in 1964
State of Mississippi roadside marker denoting the location where the 1964 murders of American civil rights workers Goodman, Chaney, and Schwerner took placeAwards
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Country
United States
Category
Activists
Type
Activist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1943 to 1964 · aged 21
