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Beaches, blood, and ballots : a Black doctor's civil rights struggle

"This book, the first to focus on the integration of the Gulf Coast, is Dr. Gilbert R. Mason's eyewitness account of harrowing episodes that occurred during the civil rights movement. Newly opened by court order, documents from the Mississippi Sovereignty Commission's secret files enh...

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Main Author: Mason, Gilbert R.
Contributors: Smith, James Patterson.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, ©2000.
Series:Margaret Walker Alexander series in African American studies
Subjects and Genres:
Mason, Gilbert R.
Mason family.
African Americans > Civil rights > Mississippi > Biloxi > History > 20th century.
African American physicians > Mississippi > Biloxi > Biography.
African American civil rights workers > Mississippi > Biloxi > Biography.
Civil rights movements > Mississippi > Biloxi > History > 20th century.
Physicians.
Biloxi (Miss.) > Biography.
Biloxi (Miss.) > Race relations.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Beginnings
  • 2. Preparation for Service
  • 3. Going Home to Serve
  • 4. The Beach
  • 5. The Bloody Wade-In
  • 6. Harassment, Lies, and Sovereignty Commission Spies
  • 7. Ballots, Beaches, and Bullets
  • 8. Desegregation Now!
  • 9. Community Action and Hurricane Camille
  • 10. Inclusion, Influence, and Public Responsibilities.

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