Samuel Bowers
White supremacist and KKK leader
Born
August 6th, 1924
100 years ago
Died
2006
19 years ago — 82 years old
Category
Activists & Humanitarians
Country
United States
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Co-founded the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan during the civil rights movement. Bowers played a significant role in the Klan's activities in the southern United States, particularly in Mississippi. His leadership was marked by the promotion of white supremacist ideologies and violent actions against African Americans and civil rights activists. Bowers was implicated in the killings of civil rights workers and was later convicted for his involvement in racially motivated crimes.
Co-founding the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Convicted for the murder of civil rights workers
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