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Chapters 1-7

• The following version of this book was used to create this Lesson Plan: Grisham, John. The Boys from Biloxi. Doubleday, 2022. Hardcover.

• Part 1, “The Boys,” Chapter 1, the narrator described Biloxi, Mississippi, 100 years ago, when it was the seafood capital of the world.

• The city was known for having liquor, even during Prohibition.

• Gambling and prostitution joined the illegal activities available.

• Attempts were made to clean up the coast, but corrupt politicians and police officers accepted bribes to ignore the illegal activities.

• In 1941, Kessler Army Airfield was built and the number of “bars, casinos, brothels, and striptease joints increased dramatically” (5), along with crime.

• In the late 1950s, the Dixie Mafia, a group of thugs, settled in Biloxi hoping to make money from the vice.

• The Dixie Mafia had a reputation for lawlessness, but crime in Biloxi was kept under control by the owners and controlled by the police...

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