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Lici Beveridge, Hattiesburg American February 13, 2024 at 6:58 AM A Mississippi Marine killed in World War II will have a final resting place more than 80 years after his death.
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.
Before you break out the steaks and the beer, take a few moments to consider why we have a Memorial Day holiday, one Hattiesburg veteran suggests. Memorial Day events in Hattiesburg area put ...
Location of Forrest County in Mississippi. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Forrest County, Mississippi. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Forrest County, Mississippi, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are ...
Buildings and structures in Hattiesburg, Mississippi (1 C, 20 P) P. People from Hattiesburg, Mississippi (4 C, 49 P) S. ... Forrest County School District; H ...
Pages in category "Forrest County, Mississippi" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. ... Hattiesburg American; M. Mother of Pearl (novel) W.
Even after passage of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, white resistance continued in Mississippi and Hattiesburg. On the night of January 10, 1966, the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan attacked the Hattiesburg home of NAACP leader Vernon Dahmer with firebombs and gunfire. Dahmer was the most prominent ...
People from Hattiesburg, Mississippi (4 C, 49 P) P. ... Pages in category "People from Forrest County, Mississippi" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of ...