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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 murdered in Philadelphia, Mississippi , by members of the Ku Klux Klan on June 21, 1964.
On June 21, 1964, three Civil Rights Movement activists, James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner, were murdered by local members of the Ku Klux Klan.They had been arrested earlier in the day for speeding, and after being released were followed by local law enforcement & others, all affiliated with the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. [1]
Dr. Chaney married Eliza M. Dunklin on May 20, 1852, in Jefferson County, Missouri; she died on June 27, 1874. In 1875, Dr. Chaney married Miss Mary Parke in Lexington, Missouri. They had a two sons and a daughter; one of their sons, J. Mack Chaney, who as an adult was an attorney in Kansas City, Missouri.
Born and raised in Pelham, New York, [1] [2] to a family of Jewish heritage, Schwerner attended Pelham Memorial High School.He was called Mickey by his friends. His mother, Anne Siegel (May 1, 1912 – November 29, 1996), was a science teacher at nearby New Rochelle High School, and his father, Nathan Schwerner (June 19, 1909 – March 6, 1991), was a businessman.
Alton Wayne Roberts (April 6, 1938 – September 11, 1999) was an American murderer and white supremacist.Roberts, a member of the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, was convicted for his role in the 1964 Freedom Summer murders.
The Chaney-Goodman-Schwerner Clock Tower of Rosenthal Library, is named in honor of James, Andrew, and Mickey on the CUNY Queens College Campus in New York City. The song "He Was My Brother", released in 1964 by Simon & Garfunkel , is a dedication to Goodman along with two other civil rights activists.
The three Kansas City Chiefs fans who were found dead outside their friend's home on Jan. 9 reportedly had "several substances" in their bodies, family members told a local news outlet. What’s ...
Edgar Ray Killen (January 10, 1925 – January 11, 2018) was an American Ku Klux Klan organizer who planned and directed the murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner, three civil rights activists participating in the Freedom Summer of 1964.