Biloxi in Harrison County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Design for Future Beach Wade-In Memorial
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 9, 2024
1. Biloxi Beach Wade-Ins Memorial Marker
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Design for Future Beach Wade-In Memorial. . In 1959, 1900 and 1963 over 182 courageous souls participated in the Biloxi Beach Wade-in protests. Many of the participants have passed away and many are still alive, leaving a proud heritage to their families. A number of the wade-in participants were teenagers at the time. Of these, Clemon Perry Jimerson, Sr. has made it his work to author and compile the names of the wade-in participants with the commitment that these civil rights heroes should be remembered. Through a special collaboration with the National Parks Community Input Team, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources and Mississippi State University Gulf Coast Community Design Studio, a grant was received from the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources through the Mississippi Gulf Coast National Heritage Area Program to design a memorial to list the names of the Biloxi wade-in participants. , The proposed memorial will honor the participants who sacrificed their lives and livelihood in order to gain access to the beach by placing their names on a wall along a sloped walk that goes onto the beach. , Biloxi Beach Wade-in Participants: , Lester Alexis . Rev. John Jack Aregood . Joseph Austin . Charlie Avery . Martin Batiste . Earnest Batiste, Jr. . Richard Beasley . James Bell . Albert Bradfield . James Lewis Black . William Bill Bradford . Ellis Brown . Luzell Bullock, Jr. . Luzell Bullock, Sr. . Raymond Burbridge . Lionel Burbridge . Arthur Burney . Rose Burney . Burnell Burney . Leonard Burney . Ralph Burney . Wilbert Calmes, Sr. . George Camey . Le Roy Carney . Willie Jean Cherry McSwain . Eddie Collins . Calvon Corley . Sandy Daniels . Cheryl Robinson Davis . Myrtle Davis . James Bill Davis . Beverly Joyce Pip Dickey . Ruby L. Dickey . Bruno Dickey . John Dickey . Rev. A.A. Dickey . Marvin Dickey, Sr. . Richard Turk Dryden, Sr. . Alvin Dukes . Charles Ellis . Rehofus Ester, Jr. . John Esters . Rehofus Esters, Sr. . Gilmore Fielder . Walter James Fleeton . Gloria Jean Fleeton Davis , Bernell Fletcher . Bertha Floyd . Otha Lee Floyd, Jr. . Otha Lee Floyd, Sr. . Jessie Ford . Rev. Roger Gallagher . Dorothy Galloway . Wesley Galloway . Lawrence Gines . Hubert Granberry . George Henry Gray . P.I. Green . Elodia S. Guthrie . Paul L. Guthrie . Richardo Guthrie, PhD . Fredrick Hamilton . Natalie Lorraine Hamlar Mason . Patience Harris . James Ozell Harrison . Jeff Bob Steel Harrison . Jessie James Short Leg Harrison . Tauleece Hatton . Roberta D. Harkless . Bobby Hope . Gregory Hoyd . Clemon Hoyd, Sr. . Gloria Hoze . Jackie Hoze . James Hoze . Jimmie Hoze . Charles Huddleston . Lewis Irvin . Earnest Jackson . Malcomb Papa Jackson . Gerald Jacobs . Edward Jacobs . Arthur Lee Jacobs . Peter James . Jim James . Clemon Bootsy Perry Jimerson, Sr. . Myrtle Jeanette McSwain Jimerson Fleeton . Phillip Johnson . Lonnie Charles Johnson . Charles Kemp , James Oliver Kemp . Clemon R. Kemp . Geraldine Kemp . Olivia Kemp . Cornelius Kemp, Jr. . Cornelius Kemp, Sr. . Janice Elzy Kennedy . Wayne Lewis . Al Joseph Lewis, Sr. . Joe Lomberger . Jimmie Lomberger . Adell Lott . Altease Fairley Magee . Daniel Webster Magee . Nebraska Magee . Gilbert Mason, Jr.. Dr. Gilbert R. Mason, Sr. . Aslena Massey . Wilmer B. McDaniel . Dorothy McDaniel . Ellen McGowan Williams . James McGowan, Jr. . James McGowan, Sr. . Robert Lee McIntyre, Jr. . Nolan McSwain, Sr. . Anthony Mitchell . Bishop Robert Nance, Sr. . Lee Owners . Curtis Pearson . Annette Pierce . Patsy Ann Pierce . James Pollard . Hillard Dwain Duke Pringle . Gary Rainey . Ruby Rainey . Ethel Rainey Clay . Jacqueline Rainey Moody . James Rainey, Jr. . James Rainey, Sr. . Yvonne Pope Richburg . Brian K. Robinson . Cecil J. Robinson . Mildred Scott Robinson . Ted Robinson . William P. Robinson, Sr. . William P. Robinson, Jr. . Bernard Rosado . Phillip Rosado , Christopher Rosado . Earnest Rosado . Leo Russell . John Sadler . Jackson Murray Saucier . Corine Scott . Marshall Scott . Michael Seymour . Jerome Shaw, Jr. . Emma Doris Fairley Smith . Ossie May Smith . Carrol Spencer . Montana McNair Stewart . Calvin Stewart . Edward Stewart . Jessie J. (J.J.) Stewart . Delores Stewart Shealy . Charles Straight . Bud Strong . Albert Snakenbyrd . Budbee Snakenbyrd . Dr. Joel Joseph Overton Tate . Asariah Taylor . Marzine Thames . Kenneth Thames . Joseph Earl Thomas . Ivory Thomas . Roville Thomas . David Thomas, Sr. . Dr. Eugene Trudeau . Willie Walker . Audrey Ari Washington . Felton Washington . Eulice White . Willie Wiggins . Herbert Willes . Diane Williams . Sandford Williams . Neil Woods, Sr. . Andrew Wright . Frederick Freddie Wright . George Wright . William (Will) Wright, Jr. , Authored and compiled by Clemon Perry Jimerson, Sr. , [Captions (,i>clockwise, from top)] , . 1960 Wade-in , . View from the beach , . View from the north , . Plan
In 1959, 1900 and 1963 over 182 courageous souls participated
in the Biloxi Beach Wade-in protests. Many of the participants
have passed away and many are still alive, leaving a proud
heritage to their families. A number of the wade-in participants
were teenagers at the time. Of these, Clemon Perry Jimerson, Sr.
has made it his work to author and compile the names of the
wade-in participants with the commitment that these civil rights
heroes should be remembered. Through a special collaboration
with the National Parks Community Input Team, the Mississippi
Department of Marine Resources and Mississippi State University
Gulf Coast Community Design Studio, a grant was received from
the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources through the
Mississippi Gulf Coast National Heritage Area Program to design
a memorial to list the names of the Biloxi wade-in participants.
The proposed memorial will honor the participants who sacrificed their lives and livelihood in order to gain access to the beach by placing their names on a wall along a sloped walk that goes onto the beach.
Biloxi Beach Wade-in Participants:
Lester Alexis Rev. John Jack Aregood Joseph Austin Charlie Avery Martin Batiste
Earnest Batiste, Jr. Richard Beasley James Bell Albert Bradfield James Lewis Black William
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Bill Bradford Ellis Brown Luzell Bullock, Jr. Luzell Bullock, Sr. Raymond Burbridge Lionel Burbridge Arthur Burney Rose Burney Burnell Burney Leonard Burney Ralph Burney Wilbert Calmes, Sr. George Camey Le Roy Carney Willie Jean Cherry McSwain Eddie Collins Calvon Corley Sandy Daniels Cheryl Robinson Davis Myrtle Davis James Bill Davis Beverly Joyce Pip Dickey Ruby L. Dickey Bruno Dickey John Dickey Rev. A.A. Dickey Marvin Dickey, Sr. Richard Turk Dryden, Sr. Alvin Dukes Charles Ellis Rehofus Ester, Jr. John Esters Rehofus Esters, Sr. Gilmore Fielder Walter James Fleeton Gloria Jean Fleeton Davis
Bernell Fletcher Bertha Floyd Otha Lee Floyd, Jr. Otha Lee Floyd, Sr. Jessie Ford Rev. Roger Gallagher Dorothy Galloway Wesley Galloway Lawrence Gines Hubert Granberry George Henry Gray P.I. Green Elodia S. Guthrie Paul L. Guthrie Richardo Guthrie, PhD Fredrick Hamilton Natalie Lorraine Hamlar Mason Patience Harris James Ozell Harrison Jeff Bob Steel Harrison Jessie James Short Leg Harrison Tauleece Hatton Roberta D. Harkless Bobby Hope Gregory Hoyd Clemon Hoyd, Sr. Gloria Hoze Jackie Hoze James Hoze Jimmie Hoze Charles Huddleston Lewis Irvin Earnest Jackson Malcomb Papa Jackson Gerald Jacobs Edward Jacobs Arthur Lee Jacobs
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 9, 2024
2. Design for Future Beach Wade-In Memorial
Peter James Jim James Clemon Bootsy Perry Jimerson, Sr. Myrtle Jeanette McSwain Jimerson Fleeton Phillip Johnson Lonnie Charles Johnson Charles Kemp
James Oliver Kemp Clemon R. Kemp Geraldine Kemp Olivia Kemp Cornelius Kemp, Jr. Cornelius Kemp, Sr. Janice Elzy Kennedy Wayne Lewis Al Joseph Lewis, Sr. Joe Lomberger Jimmie Lomberger Adell Lott Altease Fairley Magee Daniel Webster Magee Nebraska Magee Gilbert Mason, Jr. Dr. Gilbert R. Mason, Sr. Aslena Massey Wilmer B. McDaniel Dorothy McDaniel Ellen McGowan Williams James McGowan, Jr. James McGowan, Sr. Robert Lee McIntyre, Jr. Nolan McSwain, Sr. Anthony Mitchell Bishop Robert Nance, Sr. Lee Owners Curtis Pearson Annette Pierce Patsy Ann Pierce James Pollard Hillard Dwain Duke Pringle Gary Rainey Ruby Rainey Ethel Rainey Clay Jacqueline Rainey Moody James Rainey, Jr. James Rainey, Sr. Yvonne Pope Richburg Brian K. Robinson Cecil J. Robinson Mildred Scott Robinson Ted Robinson William P. Robinson, Sr. William P. Robinson, Jr. Bernard Rosado Phillip Rosado
Christopher Rosado Earnest Rosado Leo Russell John Sadler Jackson Murray Saucier Corine Scott Marshall Scott Michael Seymour Jerome Shaw, Jr. Emma Doris Fairley Smith Ossie May Smith Carrol Spencer Montana McNair Stewart Calvin
Stewart Edward Stewart Jessie J. (J.J.) Stewart Delores Stewart Shealy Charles Straight Bud Strong Albert Snakenbyrd Budbee Snakenbyrd Dr. Joel Joseph Overton Tate Asariah Taylor Marzine Thames Kenneth Thames Joseph Earl Thomas Ivory Thomas Roville Thomas David Thomas, Sr. Dr. Eugene Trudeau Willie Walker Audrey Ari Washington Felton Washington Eulice White Willie Wiggins Herbert Willes Diane Williams Sandford Williams Neil Woods, Sr. Andrew Wright Frederick Freddie Wright George Wright William (Will) Wright, Jr.
Authored and compiled by Clemon Perry Jimerson, Sr.
[Captions (,i>clockwise, from top)]
1960 Wade-in
View from the beach
View from the north
Plan
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights. A significant historical year for this entry is 1959.
Location. 30° 23.639′ N, 88° 54.097′ W. Marker is in Biloxi, Mississippi, in Harrison County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Beach Boulevard (U.S. 90) and Porter Avenue. Marker is on the edge of the Biloxi Lighthouse parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1061 Beach Blvd, Biloxi MS 39530, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Also see . . . 1. Biloxi Wade-ins (1959-1963). The Biloxi Wade-Ins was the first major Civil Rights campaign in Mississippi. (By Samuel Momodu, BlackPast, posted April 9, 2022) (Submitted on March 15, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
2. A Civil Rights Watershed in Biloxi, Mississippi. Frustrated by the segregated shoreline, black residents stormed the beaches and survived brutal attacks on Bloody Sunday. (By Matthew Pitt, Smithsonian Magazine, April 19, 2010) (Submitted on March 15, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Credits. This page was last revised on March 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 14, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 33 times since then. Photos:1, 2. submitted on March 14, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.