Gilbert R. Mason
Physician
Dr. Gilbert R. Mason Sr., was a physician who was a family practitioner and civil rights leader in Biloxi, Mississippi. He is noted for organizing three wade-ins, from 1959 to 1963, to desegregate the city's public beaches, which had been made... Wikipedia
Born: October 7, 1928, Jackson, MS
Died: July 8, 2006 (age 77 years), Ocean Springs, MS
Education: Tennessee State University and Howard University College of Medicine
Children: 8