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<\/a><\/p>\nWalking along the beach we reached a parking lot with this statue in the middle.\u00a0 This is Biloxi’s own Astronaut Fred Haise, who was on the ill-fated Apollo 13 of movie fame<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 Interestingly we just watched this movie maybe a month ago since Fletcher hadn’t seen it.\u00a0 Fred is played by the late great Bill Paxton in the movie.<\/p>\n Biloxi Beach is also known for particular civil rights incidents in 1959, 1960 and 1963, known as the “wade-ins”, where black (as well as white) protesters waded out into the water in violation of the “white’s only” beach rules.\u00a0 It wasn’t until 1968 when the beach was opened to all citizens.\u00a0 Hard to imagine!<\/p>\n Looking east back down the beach towards the pier we were on previously, and the casino in the background (which we avoided completely).\u00a0 The sand here is so beautiful!<\/p>\n We were lucky enough to be in Biloxi on the weekend when the locals perform a Civil War Reenactment at Beauvoir, the last home of the President of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis.\u00a0 Before we went to the show we stopped for lunch at Shaggy’s, right on the beach.\u00a0 Great food and great views from our table.<\/p>\n We arrived at Beauvoir and parked in front of the visitor center and Presidential Library.\u00a0 It was a little surprising that they had a biker gang in charge of security and parking control, but they were friendly enough.<\/p>\n This is the entrance to Jefferson Davis’ Presidential Library.<\/p>\n Just across from the entrance is this historical marker.\u00a0 Jefferson Davis’ home was used as a Veteran’s home for former Confederate soldiers after Jefferson passed, from 1903 until 1957, with more than 2,000 veterans, wives and widows living out their final days here.<\/p>\n There is a good but very dated 27 minute documentary playing in the library that gives the history of Beauvoir.\u00a0 Just outside the theater is this statue of Jefferson Davis’ horse Tartar.\u00a0 Hurricane Kristina ripped Tartar from the library and dropped it out in the Gulf of America.\u00a0 Whenever the tide went out, Tartar, resting on all fours, would rise from the Gulf.\u00a0 When the tide came back in he would disappear.\u00a0 After a few weeks he was retrieved and brought back to the library.<\/p>\n This is the sign for Beauvoir’s “Fall Muster”.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n