Jimmy Snowden
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James Snowden[1][2] (September 21, 1933[3] – July 7, 2008[4]) was an American truck driver and white supremacist. He was arrested as a co-conspirator in the 1964 murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner in Philadelphia, Mississippi, for transporting the kidnapped activists to a remote location to be killed. He was a member of the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. He was sentenced in 1967 by federal district judge William Cox to three years for depriving the murdered men of their civil rights.[5]
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Jimmy Snowden | |
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Born | James Snowden (1933-09-21)September 21, 1933 |
Died | July 7, 2008(2008-07-07) (aged 74) Hickory, Mississippi, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Truck driver |
Criminal status | Deceased |
Spouse | Mary Green |
Children | 3 |
Motive | White supremacy |
Conviction(s) | Conspiracy to deprive rights (18 U.S.C. § 241) |
Criminal penalty | 3 years imprisonment |
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Victims | James Chaney, 21 Andrew Goodman, 20 Michael Schwerner, 24 |
Country | United States |
State(s) | Mississippi |
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