James Cameron

Male, Deceased Person

1914 – 2006

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Who was James Cameron?

James Cameron was an American civil rights activist. In the 1940s, he founded three chapters of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. He also served as Indiana's State Director of the Office of Civil Liberties for eight years during early integration. After moving to Wisconsin, in 1988 he founded America's Black Holocaust Museum in Milwaukee.

At his death, he was the only known survivor of a lynching attempt.

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Born
Feb 23, 1914
La Crosse
Ethnicity
  • African American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Wayne State University
Lived in
  • La Crosse
Died
Jun 11, 2006

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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