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On May 14, 1959, April 24, 1960, and June 23, 1963, the Biloxi beach front was the site of planned civil rights wade-ins demanding equal access to the public beach. On April 24, 1960, several citizens, both black and white, were injured and arrested, including the leader of the wade-ins, physician Dr. Gilbert R. Mason Sr. This series of protests gave birth to the Biloxi branch of the NAACP, major voter registration drives in 1960, and a 1968 federal court ruling opening the beach to all citizens.
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| HM Number | HM1AO5 |
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| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 2009 |
| Placed By | Mississippi Department of Archives and History |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Thursday, October 16th, 2014 at 1:02pm PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16R E 317302 N 3363977 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 30.39398333, -88.90165000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 30° 23.639', W 88° 54.099' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 30° 23' 38.34" N, 88° 54' 5.94" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 228 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 110 Porter Ave, Biloxi MS 39530, US |
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