Sam Bowers Dies (Former KKK Imperial Wizard)

WJTV Jackson, MS ^ | Rovember 5, 2006 | WJTV

[onyx]

Officials say Former Ku Klux Klan Imperial Wizard Samuel H. Bowers died today in a state penitentiary in the Mississippi Delta.

He was serving a life sentence for the 1966 bombing death of civil rights leader Vernon Dahmer.

The 82-year-old Bowers was convicted in August of 1998 of ordering the assassination.

Dahmer, a civil rights activist had fought for black rights during Mississippi's turbulent struggle for racial equality.

Department of Corrections spokeswoman Tara Booth said in news release that Bowers died at approximately 11:30 am of cardio pulmonary arrest in the Mississippi State Penitentiary Hospital in Parchman.

Dahmer's widow, Ellie Dahmer tells The Associated Press that the death brings little closure to a wound she has nursed for decades.

She says, "He was supposed to stay there until he died. I guess he fulfilled that. He lived a lot longer than Vernon Dahmer did. It won't bring Vernon back."

Vernon Dahmer died at the age of 58 after being fire-bombed outside his home.

[ReignOfError]

Oh, especially in N'awlins. Folks come in every color from espresso to skim, with every shade in between. It's all part of the rich pageant of humanity.

[Riverman94610]

I used to live near Xavier Prep High School on Magazine Street,the exclusive black girl's high school at the time.I would say at least 80% of the students were mulatto or Creole while the majority of public school kids are dark skinned.
In New O,skin color and social class go hand in hand.Even in ghetto schools,the light skinned honeys got way more props from not only the boys,but the TEACHERS as well!

[fieldmarshaldj]

Prayers for his soul. I hope he repented of his sins.

[ReignOfError]

A popular legend from the Jim Crow era -- one I've never seen proven or disproven -- is that of the "paper bag party." A bouncer stood by the door with a folded paper grocery bag. If your skin was lighter than the bag, you were in; if not, not.

[Zionist Conspirator]

Sam Bowers? Isn't he the one that Delmar Dennis (undercover FBI agent in the Klan and author of the book Klandestine) exposed as a Communist--no kidding, a real Communist--who was whipping up the hatred of poor whites against Blacks to serve Communist purposes?

[gulfcoast6]

You can bet that the FBI knows more about him than he knew about himself

[onyx]

I haven't read his book, but you are referencing the correct Delmar Dennis.

[gulfcoast6]

The White Knights, dangerous as could be and the would do anything and the United Klan, big talkers, white knight wanna bees.\

A bit of historical information,Can anyone name where the klan got most of their sheets for their 'official uniforms'? J.C. Penny's....

[onyx]

LOL --- not Sears? I would have guessed Sears!!!

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Too bad he didn't die in Misery.

[gulfcoast6]

That was in Greenville, one of my jobs with the PD was a continuous investigation of the Klan.
for every member of the klavern 2 out of 4 were informants.

[onyx]

I'll be sure to have you tell me more when we next see one another.

[gulfcoast6]

It was a blast, some of the dumbest folks I ever knew or saw that were in the Klan, some certified, some were certified dumb arses, scared of their own shadow.

[onyx]

Isn't that funny --- that's how I pictured them. Big bullies in a group but pansies individually and dumber than dirt.

[ReignOfError]

John Walker -- the head of the spy ring that sold Navy secrets to the USSR -- belonged to the Klan. The KGB encouraged its American agents to form extreme "right-wing" political associations, because it would deflect suspicion that they were working for the commies.

Walker, for one, was committed neither to communism nor the Klan -- he was in it for the money.

[supremedoctrine]

I am not sure at what store the KKK got their sheets, but it was undoubtedly at one of those "Super White Sales" stores had 3 or 4 times a year.

[supremedoctrine]

"Too bad he didn't die in Misery"
_________Misery loves KKKompany.

[gulfcoast6]

The sec. of the klavern in Greenville was super dumb, after each klan meeting I use to arrest him for speeding, 27 in a 25 mhp zone or something like that, would take him to the jail, lock him up, Xerox the minutes of the meeting, let him out and go all over the same after the next meeting.

[Enchante]

Robert Byrd-brain is "greatly saddened".....

[dfwgator]

he died in MS and couldn't vote regardless.

Now he can vote, Democratic of course. :)