Courage In Face Of Hate: Slain Civil Rights Leader Vernon Dahmer, 8 Others Honored

Mississippi Clarion Ledger, The Clarion-Ledger
Mon, 01/18/2021 - 7:00am

Civil rights leader Vernon Dahmer, who died when his house was firebombed by white supremacists, among inaugural class of Museum of the Courageous.

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