James Chaney
- January 9, 2024
- Civil Rights Leader
Quick Facts
| Full Name | James Chaney |
| Occupation | Civil Rights Leader |
| Date Of Birth | May 30, 1943(1943-05-30) |
| Age | 81 |
| Date Of Death | Jun 21, 1964 (21 age) |
| Birthplace | Meridian |
| Country | United States |
| Birth City | Mississippi |
| Horoscope | Gemini |
James Chaney Biography
| Name | James Chaney |
| Birthday | May 30 |
| Birth Year | 1943 |
| Place Of Birth | Meridian |
| Home Town | Mississippi |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Gemini |
| Parents | Fannie Lee Chaney, Ben Chaney Sr. |
| Siblings | Ben Chaney, Barbara Chaney, Julia Chaney, Janice Chaney |
| Children(s) | Angela Lewis |
James Chaney is one of the most popular and richest Civil Rights Leader who was born on May 30, 1943 in Meridian, Mississippi, United States. Field worker for the Congress of Racial Equality who was murdered by the KKK while working in Mississippi to organize voter education classes.
Andrew Goodman was also murdered while in a car with him during the Freedom Summer.
He was raised by his parents, Ben and Fannie Lee Chaney.
James Chaney Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Civil Rights Leader |
| House | Living in own house. |
James Chaney is one of the richest Civil Rights Leader from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, James Chaney 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He only had a ninth grade education and at the age of 15 he started wearing paper patches reading “NAACP”, to mark his support for the national civil rights organization.
The 1988 film, Mississippi Burning, was loosely based upon the investigation into his murder.
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Facts & Trivia
James Ranked on the list of most popular Civil Rights Leader. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. James Chaney celebrates birthday on May 30 of every year.
What is the true story behind Mississippi burning?
Mississippi Burning
Box office| $34.6 million (USA)
Why was James Chaney important to the civil rights movement?
Civil Rights work James Chaney started volunteering in late 1963, and joined the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) in Meridian. He organized voter education classes, introduced CORE workers to local church leaders, and helped CORE workers get around the counties.
What was Andrew Goodman known for?
Andrew Goodman (November 23, 1943 – June 21, 1964) was an American civil rights worker. He was one of three Civil Rights Movement workers murdered during Freedom Summer in Philadelphia, Mississippi in 1964 by members of the Ku Klux Klan.
Where were the 3 civil rights workers found?
The remains of three civil rights workers whose disappearance on June 21 garnered national attention are found buried in an earthen dam near Philadelphia, Mississippi.
Whose grave is at the end of Mississippi Burning?
In the concluding scene of Mississippi Burning, as Lannie McBride and the congregation stand amongst the ashes of Mount Zion Church singing ‘Walk On By Faith’, the camera pans across a Mississippi cemetery coming to rest at the grave of a young black, civil rights worker murdered in the opening sequence of our film.