EPISODE · Nov 12, 2010 · 4 MIN
MS Moments 235 - Ethel Clay - The Biloxi Beach Wade-In, Part 2
from Mississippi Moments Podcast
In 1963, Dr. Gilbert Mason led a group of African-Americans into the waters of Biloxi beach. This wade-in, to protest the ‘whites only’ rule of the day, was met with violent resistance from white citizens and the police. Ethel Clay remembers how the youth got involved in the wade-ins and the measures taken for their safety. Clay reflects on the cost of standing up for civil rights and the progress that we’ve made as a nation.
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MS Moments 235 - Ethel Clay - The Biloxi Beach Wade-In, Part 2
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