Jimmy Snowden
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Jimmy Snowden, of Lauderdale County
, Mississippi
, was a conspirator and participant in the notorious murder of three civil rights activists in Philadelphia, Mississippi
in 1964. He was a member of the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
and was sentenced in 1967 by federal district judge William Cox to three years for his role in the crime.
Jimmy Snowden currently lives in Hickory, MS.
Lauderdale County, Mississippi
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 78,161 people, 29,990 households, and 20,573 families residing in the county. The population density was 111 people per square mile . There were 33,418 housing units at an average density of 48 per square mile...
, Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
, was a conspirator and participant in the notorious murder of three civil rights activists in Philadelphia, Mississippi
Philadelphia, Mississippi
Philadelphia is a city in and the county seat of Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 7,303 at the 2000 census.- History :...
in 1964. He was a member of the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
The White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan was considered the most militant as well as the most violent Ku Klux Klan in history. They originated in Mississippi in the early 1960s under the leadership of Samuel Bowers, its first Grand Wizard. The White Knights of Mississippi was formed in 1964, and it...
and was sentenced in 1967 by federal district judge William Cox to three years for his role in the crime.
Jimmy Snowden currently lives in Hickory, MS.