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Ates was born on January 20, 1895, in the northwest of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, in the rural hamlet of Grange [2] (Grange is no longer included on road maps). Ates spent much of his childhood learning how to manage a speech impediment , [ 3 ] succeeding when he was 18.
The following people were either born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Subcategories This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.
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.
Adams died at her son Cecil's home in Baltimore on August 12, 2006, of cancer, aged 79. On September 9, 2006, a memorial service was held in her memory in a Methodist church near her hometown, Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Her papers are at the McCain Library and Archives at the University of Southern Mississippi.
Newton Knight was born near the Leaf River in Jones County, Mississippi, most likely in November 1837, to Albert Knight and his wife. His birth year has been recorded by his son, Tom Knight, in a biography as 1830, and his grandniece, Ethel Knight, wrote that he was born in 1829.
Boxing champion Roy Jones Jr. announced Monday his son has died by suicide. His son DeAndre was 32 years old, a representative said. In a post on X, Jones, 55, who has captured titles in multiple ...
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Even after passage of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, white resistance continued in Mississippi and Hattiesburg. On the night of January 10, 1966, the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan attacked the Hattiesburg home of NAACP leader Vernon Dahmer with firebombs and gunfire. Dahmer was the most prominent ...