Can we draw the following hypothesis from the context? 

Context:

A special ceremony to commemorate the life of Civil Rights Activist Vernon Dahmer Sr. will be held Sunday. The program will be held at Shady Grover Baptist Church in Hattiesburg at 3 p.m. Dahmer was a leader of the Forrest County NAACP. He was killed at his home 50 years ago. Governor Phil Bryant declared January 10 as Vernon Dahmer Day Friday. Copyright 2016 WDAM. All rights reserved

Hypothesis: He played a minor role the NAACP.
No