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Oral history.; Transcript of interview conducted April 24, 2010 in Biloxi, Mississippi at Episcopal Church of the Redeemer. Carney discusses his memories of the Biloxi Beach Wade-Ins, Dr. Gilbert Mason, the NAACP, and Boy Scouts.

Oral history.; Interview conducted April 24, 2010 in Biloxi, Mississippi at Episcopal Church of the Redeemer. Carney discusses his memories of the Biloxi Beach Wade-Ins, Dr. Gilbert Mason, the NAACP, and Boy Scouts.

Oral history.; Interview conducted April 24, 2010 in Biloxi, Mississippi at Episcopal Church of the Redeemer. Carney discusses his memories of the Biloxi Beach Wade-Ins, Dr. Gilbert Mason, the NAACP, and Boy Scouts.

Oral history.; Transcript of interview conducted June 12, 2010 with G. W. Carney. Carney was born in Crystal Springs, Mississippi and moved to Biloxi at the age of 2. A graduate of Nichols High School, he participated in the Biloxi Beach Wade-Ins of the early 1960s led by Dr. Gilbert Mason in an effort to desegregate the public beaches.

Oral history.; Interview conducted June 12, 2010 with G. W. Carney. Carney was born in Crystal Springs, Mississippi and moved to Biloxi at the age of 2. A graduate of Nichols High School, he participated in the Biloxi Beach Wade-Ins of the early 1960s led by Dr. Gilbert Mason in an effort to desegregate the public beaches.

Oral history.; Transcript of interview conducted on April 24, 2010 with Eric Dickey. Eric Eugene Dickey was born May 7, 1966, in Biloxi, Mississippi, where his grandparents and Head Start exerted positive influences in his early life. In elementary school band, Mr. Dickey began playing trumpet, and later expanded to piano and organ, becoming the professional musician he is today. In May of 1989, Mr. Dickey graduated from William Carey College, and then began working in Biloxi's Department of Community Development in the Planning Division. Several years later he was elected as councilman of Ward Two and has served in that capacity since then.

Oral history.; Transcript of interview conducted April 24, 2010 with Ruby Lee Dickey. Dickey discusses her family of origin, hard-working parents who valued education. She describes her husband Marvin Dickey's experiences in participating in the Biloxi Beach Wade-ins and the violence that followed. Describes gains in equality since the 1960s as well as the persistence of racism.

Oral history.; Interview conducted on April 24, 2010 with Eric Dickey. Eric Eugene Dickey was born May 7, 1966, in Biloxi, Mississippi, where his grandparents and Head Start exerted positive influences in his early life. In elementary school band, Mr. Dickey began playing trumpet, and later expanded to piano and organ, becoming the professional musician he is today. In May of 1989, Mr. Dickey graduated from William Carey College, and then began working in Biloxi's Department of Community Development in the Planning Division. Several years later he was elected as councilman of Ward Two and has served in that capacity since then.

Oral history.; Interview conducted April 24, 2010 with Ruby Lee Dickey. Dickey discusses her family of origin, hard-working parents who valued education. She describes her husband Marvin Dickey's experiences in participating in the Biloxi Beach Wade-ins and the violence that followed. Describes gains in equality since the 1960s as well as the persistence of racism.

Oral history.; Interview conducted April 24, 2010 with Ruby Lee Dickey. Dickey discusses her family of origin, hard-working parents who valued education. She describes her husband Marvin Dickey's experiences in participating in the Biloxi Beach Wade-ins and the violence that followed. Describes gains in equality since the 1960s as well as the persistence of racism.

Oral history.; Interview conducted February 23, 2010 in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. Davis discusses growing up in New Orleans and Bay St. Louis and the sense of community that pervaded life for African-Americans in the segregated South.

Oral history.; Interview conducted June 12, 2010 with Myrtle Davis in Biloxi, Mississippi, at the Church of the Redeemer. Davis discusses growing up in Biloxi and her experience during the Biloxi Beach Wade-Ins.

Oral history.; Interview conducted February 23, 2010 in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. Davis discusses growing up in New Orleans and Bay St. Louis and the sense of community that pervaded life for African-Americans in the segregated South.

Oral history.; Interview conducted on April 24, 2010 with Eric Dickey. Eric Eugene Dickey was born May 7, 1966, in Biloxi, Mississippi, where his grandparents and Head Start exerted positive influences in his early life. In elementary school band, Mr. Dickey began playing trumpet, and later expanded to piano and organ, becoming the professional musician he is today. In May of 1989, Mr. Dickey graduated from William Carey College, and then began working in Biloxi's Department of Community Development in the Planning Division. Several years later he was elected as councilman of Ward Two and has served in that capacity since then.

Oral history.; Interview conducted April 24, 2010 in Biloxi, Mississippi at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer. Discusses growing up on the coast during the civil rights movement, Dr. Gilbert Mason, Medgar Evers, and the experience of the Biloxi Beach Wade-Ins. Describes community efforts to save Nichols High School.