They joined Black people in southern cities like Miami and St. Augustine, and northern towns like Madison, Connecticut, to demand and win the right to visit their local beaches.
That national history, and Biloxi’s critical role in the story, is the topic of a virtual panel on Monday evening, organized by the Black Archives History & Research Foundation of South Florida, “Still Waters Run Deep: The Fight for Beach Access Across America” will bring together historians, curators, and Biloxi wade-in participant Bishop James Black.
The conversation will cover how and why segregated beaches were created around the country, and how activists like Dr. Gilbert Mason Sr. in Biloxi organized to win integration of these public spaces.
Biloxi Wade-ins were part of a national movement. A virtual panel will tell the story. Isabelle Taft, The Sun Herald
Feb. 22 During the civil rights movement, Biloxians were far from the only Americans who protested for equal access to beaches.
They joined Black people in southern cities like Miami and St. Augustine, and northern towns like Madison, Connecticut, to demand and win the right to visit their local beaches.
That national history, and Biloxi s critical role in the story, is the topic of a virtual panel on Monday evening, organized by the Black Archives History & Research Foundation of South Florida, Still Waters Run Deep: The Fight for Beach Access Across America will bring together historians, curators, and Biloxi wade-in participant Bishop James Black.