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The Biloxi wade-ins were three protests that were conducted by local African Americans on the beaches of Biloxi, Mississippi between 1959 and 1963, during the civil rights movement. The demonstrations were led by Dr. Gilbert R. Mason, Sr . in an effort to desegregate the city's 26 mi (42 km) of beaches on the Mississippi Gulf Coast .
Clemon Perry Jimerson Sr., who participated in the Biloxi Wade-ins when he was 14, describes some of his life experiences as he stands at Biloxi Beach on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. Jimerson helped ...
Commemorates wade-ins led by Gilbert Mason which ultimately led to the desegregation of public beaches in Biloxi. Dr. Gilbert R. Mason Sr. (October 7, 1928 – July 8, 2006), was a physician with a family practice, a civil rights leader, and author in Biloxi, Mississippi.
1960 - Biloxi wade-ins, April 24, Biloxi, Mississippi (Race riot) 1960 - HUAC riot, May 13, Students protest House Un-American Activities Committee hearings, 12 injured, 64 arrested, San Francisco, California; 1960 – Newport Jazz Festival Riot, July 2, Newport, Rhode Island; 1960 – El Cajon Boulevard Riot, August 20, San Diego, California
Evers also encouraged Dr. Gilbert Mason Sr. in his organizing of the Biloxi wade-ins from 1959 to 1963, protests against segregation of the city's public beaches on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. [20] Evers conducted actions to help integrate Jackson's privately owned buses and tried to integrate the public parks.
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The 1960s Wade-Ins. The 1960s wade-ins are honored in three ways on the trail; it encourages you to visit the storyboards on 30 Meddin Drive to read about the history of desegregation on Tybee's ...
Unita Zelma Blackwell (March 18, 1933 – May 13, 2019) was an American civil rights activist who was the first African-American woman to be elected mayor in the U.S. state of Mississippi. [1]