Black History Month: Bettie Dahmer — AARP
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Bettie Dahmer’s family home in Hattiesburg, Mississippi was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan when she was a child. Her father, Vernon Dahmer, a voting rights activist, was killed.
Bettie Dahmer’s family home in Hattiesburg, Mississippi was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan when she was a child. Her father, Vernon Dahmer, a voting rights activist, was killed.
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