James Earl Chaney, age 21
Lost to gun violence on June 21, 1964 in Philadelphia, Mississippi.
Photo sources:
- Case files and photos from 1964 "Mississippi Burning" murders of civil rights workers made public for first time
- James Chaney - Wikipedia
News sources:
- Mail Online: Convict in 1964 civil-rights deaths won't confess
- SFGATE: Klansman arrested in 1964 slayings / Preacher charged in notorious murders of 3 rights workers
- James Earl Chaney
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