Ben Chester White,
Natchez, Mississippi
June 10, 1966
Agencies: Unspecified
Last updated: about 2 years ago
Overview 
Ben Chester White, who had worked most of his life as a caretaker on a plantation, had no involvement in civil rights work. He was murdered by Klansmen who thought they could divert attention from a civil rights march by killing a black person.
Additional Resources:
- https://www.splcenter.org/what-we-do/civil-rights-memorial/civil-rights-martyrs added March 25, 2016 23:34