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Biloxi in Harrison County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
 

Civil Rights Wade-Ins

 
 
Civil Rights Wade-Ins Marker (replacement) image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 9, 2024
1. Civil Rights Wade-Ins Marker (replacement)
Inscription. 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.

Lower marker:
Sponsored by Sigma Pi Phi Boulé
 
Erected 2021 by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansCivil Rights. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 19, 1900.
 
Location. 30° 23.636′ N, 88° 54.098′ W. Marker is in Biloxi, Mississippi, in Harrison County. Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 90 and Porter Avenue, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 90. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1050 Beach Blvd, Biloxi MS 39530, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Design for Future Beach Wade-In Memorial (here, next to this marker); The Landing of Pierre LeMoyne D'Iberville
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(a few steps from this marker); Sea Turtles of the Mississippi Sound (within shouting distance of this marker); Biloxi Beach Wade-In (within shouting distance of this marker); Biloxi Lighthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Biloxi Lighthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named The Biloxi Lighthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Astronaut Fred Haise (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Biloxi.
 
Additional commentary.
1. Replacement marker installed for one destroyed by Hurricane Zeta.
This marker was destroyed during Hurricane Zeta in October of 2020. A replacement marker was just installed on Feb 22, 2022 through the sponsorship of the Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity and the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. The original marker was installed in 2009.
    — Submitted February 23, 2022, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
 
Civil Rights Wade-Ins Marker - old marker that was replaced image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, September 5, 2013
2. Civil Rights Wade-Ins Marker - old marker that was replaced
Civil Rights Wade-Ins Marker (replacement) image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 9, 2024
3. Civil Rights Wade-Ins Marker (replacement)
Featured marker is on the right.
Civil Rights Wade-Ins Marker on left at beach. image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, March 22, 2017
4. Civil Rights Wade-Ins Marker on left at beach.
Civil Rights Wade-Ins Marker - old marker that was replaced image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, January 25, 2017
5. Civil Rights Wade-Ins Marker - old marker that was replaced
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 869 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on March 14, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.   2. submitted on September 6, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.   3. submitted on March 14, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.   4. submitted on January 3, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.   5. submitted on January 3, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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Mar. 19, 2024