Dr. Gilbert R. Mason Sr. was a family practitioner and civil rights leader in Biloxi, Mississippi. He is also recognized for organizing three wade-ins, from 1959 to 1963, to desegregate the city's public beaches. Dr. Mason was born in Jackson, Mississippi to Willie Atwood Mason and Adeline (Jackson) Mason. He received his secondary education in […]

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