An oral history with Gilbert R. Mason Sr., 1998. c1998.

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An oral history with Gilbert R. Mason Sr., 1998. c1998.

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Discusses family background, childhood in Jackson, and his medical practice. Shares his participation in the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi, including his efforts to desegregate the Biloxi Regional Hospital to improve medical care available to African Americans. Talks about Medgar Evers and other key civil rights leaders in Mississippi and his work for the NAACP.

i, 497 p. ; 28 cm.

University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus, Joseph Anderson Cook Library

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University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus, Joseph Anderson Cook Library

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