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Starting in 1959, Dr. Gilbert Mason Sr. led "wade-in" protests to challenge segregated public beaches in Biloxi. Photo courtesy Flickr/dconvertini

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Doctor Noted for Role in Mississippi Beach Desegregation

The National Register of Historic Places now includes the office of an African-American physician who faced arrests and violence as he led a nearly decade-long effort to desegregate beaches on …

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