Living Legacy Project · Special Webinar
Vernon Dahmer:
Real Civil Rights Hero
Wednesday, September 23, 2026 · 7:30 p.m. EDT
Vernon Dahmer, Sr. was one of the heroes of the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement. His reward: the Klan killed him and tried to kill his family in 1966.
A just-released movie uses Vernon Dahmer's murder as the jumping-off point for a fictionalized version of the ensuing FBI investigation. Members of the Dahmer family believe that the movie slights Vernon Dahmer's decades of work for justice and equity.
Join us for a conversation with Dennis Dahmer, Vernon Dahmer's youngest son and himself a survivor of that 1966 Klan attack. Dennis will set the record straight on who his father was, what he stood for, and why his legacy matters — especially now.
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Dennis Dahmer is the youngest son of Vernon Dahmer, Sr., the civil rights leader and NAACP chapter president who was killed in a Ku Klux Klan firebombing of his Hattiesburg, Mississippi home on January 10, 1966. Dennis was present during the attack and has spent decades honoring his father's legacy — ensuring that Vernon Dahmer's lifelong commitment to voting rights, community leadership, and human dignity is remembered accurately and fully.
7:30 p.m. EDT
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