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Ellie Jewel Davis. . ( m. 1952) . Vernon Ferdinand Dahmer Sr. (March 10, 1908 – January 10, 1966) was an American civil rights movement leader and president of the Forrest County chapter of the NAACP in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He was murdered by the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan for his work on recruiting Black Americans to vote.
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May 29, 1998 · Mississippi authorities arrest three aging Klansmen and revive charges against them in 1966 murder of Vernon F Dahmer Sr, civil rights leader; one is Sam H Bowers, now 73, founder and former ...
Vernon Dahmer. Jan. 10, 1966. Hattiesburg, Miss. By the time he was middle-aged, Vernon Dahmer had overcome the handicaps of racial discrimination and a 10th-grade education to become a wealthy businessman. He owned a 200-acre commercial farm just north of Hattiesburg, Miss., as well as a sawmill and a grocery store.
Jun 5, 2023 · January 10, 2016 will mark the 50th anniversary of the murder of civil rights martyr and American hero, Vernon Ferdinand Dahmer. He was a civil rights leader, community leader, and businessman in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. In the early hours of January 10, 1966, members of the Ku Klux Klan shot into and firebombed the home he shared with his ...
Apr 21, 2020 · Vernon Dahmer, one of the most powerful racial justice leaders in the Piney Woods of southeast Mississippi, was killed in 1966 for his civil rights activism. Born on March 10, 1908, Dahmer’s parents were George and Ellen Dahmer of Forrest County, Mississippi. He graduated from Bay Springs High School and in March 1952, he married Ellie Jewel ...
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Previous 6 of 11 Next All Objects Vernon Dahmer's Family at Klan Wizard's Trial. On January 10, 1966, Ku Klux Klan members firebombed the house and country store of local NAACP leader Vernon Dahmer, sending his family members fleeing into the night.
