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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 ...
July 30, 2008 (5320 U.S. Route 49 South at Old Airport Road: Hattiesburg: Constructed 1948, destroyed by fire October 2010 2: Building 1071: Building 1071: September 2, 1997 ...
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.
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 ...
Hattiesburg is home to the African American Military History Museum. The building opened as a USO club in 1942 to serve African Americans serving at Camp Shelby, as local facilities were racially segregated. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This building is the only remaining USO club site in the United States.
Hollis Watkins (July 29, 1941 – September 20, 2023) was an American activist who was part of the Civil Rights Movement activities in the state of Mississippi during the 1960s.