Former Ku Klux Klan Member Found Guilty of Murder in 1966 Firebombing
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- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Crime, Law, Legal History, Courts, Terrorism
- Subcategories: Race, Ethnicity, Racism, Court Cases, Rulings, Appeals, Murder, Homicide, Execution, Assassination, Bombs, Bombings, Explosions
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, African American History
- Geographical Location: Mississippi
- Date: August 21, 1998
Article abstract: Samuel Bowers, the Imperial Wizard of the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) in Mississippi in the 1960’s, was convicted of murder and arson in the January, 1966, slaying of Vernon Dahmer, Sr., an African American civil rights activist in Forrest County, Mississippi.
Murder and Arson Conviction
On August 21, 1998, a jury in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, convicted former Ku Klux Klan leader Samuel H. Bowers of arson and murder for ordering a 1966 firebombing that resulted in the death of Vernon Dahmer, Sr. Dahmer, a merchant and...
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