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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.; 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 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.; Transcript of 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 June 12, 2010 with Sherwin Moore-Taylor at Church of the Redeemer in Biloxi, Mississippi. Moore-Taylor was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. She discusses briefly her family's perspective of the Biloxi Beach Wade-Ins and of how she came to be involved in civil rights activism as an adult.

Oral history.; Interview conducted June 12, 2010 with Sherwin Moore-Taylor at Church of the Redeemer in Biloxi, Mississippi. Moore-Taylor was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. She discusses briefly her family's perspective of the Biloxi Beach Wade-Ins and of how she came to be involved in civil rights activism as an adult.

Oral history.; Interview conducted June 12, 2010 with Sherwin Moore-Taylor at Church of the Redeemer in Biloxi, Mississippi. Moore-Taylor was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. She discusses briefly her family's perspective of the Biloxi Beach Wade-Ins and of how she came to be involved in civil rights activism as an adult.

Oral history.; Lee Owens Jr. was born in Natchez, Mississippi in 1921. In 1941, he moved to Biloxi in order to work on the building of Keesler Field (now Keesler Air Force Base). He was present at the Wade-Ins on Biloxi Beach and was encircled by hostile white protesters.

Oral history.; Lee Owens Jr. was born in Natchez, Mississippi in 1921. In 1941, he moved to Biloxi in order to work on the building of Keesler Field (now Keesler Air Force Base). He was present at the Wade-Ins on Biloxi Beach and was encircled by hostile white protesters.

Oral history.; Interview conducted on June 12, 2010 at Church of the Redeemer in Biloxi, Mississippi. Youngblood describes conditions of growing up in Biloxi and the influence of the Biloxi Beach Wade-Ins on her life and in the life of the community.

Oral history.; Interview conducted on June 12, 2010 at Church of the Redeemer in Biloxi, Mississippi. Youngblood describes conditions of growing up in Biloxi and the influence of the Biloxi Beach Wade-Ins on her life and in the life of the community.

Oral history.; Interview conducted on June 12, 2010 at Church of the Redeemer in Biloxi, Mississippi. Youngblood describes conditions of growing up in Biloxi and the influence of the Biloxi Beach Wade-Ins on her life and in the life of the community.