Beaches, blood, and ballots : a Black doctor's civil rights struggle Gilbert R. Mason, with James Patterson Smith

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mason, Gilbert R.

Contributor:

Smith, James Patterson.

Series:

Margaret Walker Alexander series in African American studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mason, Gilbert R.

Mason family.

African Americans--Civil rights--Mississippi--Biloxi--History--20th century.

African American physicians--Mississippi--Biloxi--Biography.

African American civil rights workers--Mississippi--Biloxi--Biography.

Biloxi (Miss.)--Biography.

Biloxi (Miss.)--Race relations.

Civil rights movements--Mississippi--Biloxi--History--20th century.

Physicians.

Physical Description:

xvii, 227 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, ©2000.

Summary:

"This book, the first to focus on the integration of the Gulf Coast, is Dr. Gilbert R. Mason's eyewitness account of harrowing episodes that occurred during the civil rights movement. Newly opened by court order, documents from the Mississippi Sovereignty Commission's secret files enhance this riveting memoir written by a major civil rights figure. He joined his friends and allies Aaron Henry and the martyred Medgar Evers to combat injustices in one of the nation's most notorious bastions of segregation." "His story recalls the great migration of blacks to the North, of family members who remained in Mississippi, of family ties in Chicago and other northern cities. Following graduation from Tennessee State and Howard University Medical College, he set up his practice in the black section of Biloxi in 1955 and experienced the restrictions that even a black physician suffered in the segregated South. Four years later, he began his battle to dismantle the Jim Crow system. This is the story of his struggle and hard-won victory."--Jacket.

Contents:

1. Beginnings

2. Preparation for Service

3. Going Home to Serve

4. The Beach

5. The Bloody Wade-In

6. Harassment, Lies, and Sovereignty Commission Spies

7. Ballots, Beaches, and Bullets

8. Desegregation Now!

9. Community Action and Hurricane Camille

10. Inclusion, Influence, and Public Responsibilities.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Pennsylvania Abolition Society Complimentary Collection

ISBN:

1578062780

9781578062782

1934110280

9781934110287

OCLC:

44952688