By Victor Trammell Photo credits: The Associated Press/Smithsonian Magazine On April 26, 1960, Black activists strolled onto Biloxi Beach on Mississippi's Gulf Coast in a locally-organized peaceful demonstration to stage a 'wade-in' challenging the segregated beach area. A mob of angry white racists confronted the Black campaigners and demanded they leave the beach. When the […]
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