Mason, Gilbert R. 1928-
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Mason, Gilbert R. 1928-
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Mason, Gilbert R. 1928-
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Gilbert Mason was raised in Jackson, Mississippi. He earned a bachelor's degree from Tennessee State College in 1950 and a medical degree frm Howard University in 1954 before opening a practice in Biloxi, Mississippi. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, Dr. Mason led several wade-ins to desegregate Mississippi's Gulf Coast beaches; he also participated in a lawsuit to integrate Biloxi public schools. He has held numerous local and state-level offices in the NAACP, and remains active in civic affairs.
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Biloxi (Miss.)
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