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'''Floyd Bixler McKissick''' |
'''Floyd Bixler McKissick''' |
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(1922–1991) was born in [[Asheville, North Carolina]] on March 9, 1922. He became the first [[African American]] student at the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]]'s Law School. In 1966 he became leader of CORE, the [[Congress of Racial Equality]], taking over from [[James L. Farmer, Jr.]] A supporter of [[Black Power]], he turned CORE into a more radical movement. In 1968, McKissick left CORE to found [[Soul City]] in [[Warren County, North Carolina]]. He endorsed [[Richard Nixon]] for president that year, and the federal government, under President Nixon, supported Soul City. He became a state district court judge in 1990 and died on April 28, 1991. He was a member of [[Alpha Phi Alpha]] fraternity. |
(1922–1991) was born in [[Asheville, North Carolina]] on March 9, 1922.<ref>[http://library.uncg.edu/dp/crg/personBio.aspx?c=80 Civil Rights Greensboro: Floyd B. McKissick]</ref> He became the first [[African American]] student at the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]]'s Law School. In 1966 he became leader of CORE, the [[Congress of Racial Equality]], taking over from [[James L. Farmer, Jr.]] A supporter of [[Black Power]], he turned CORE into a more radical movement. In 1968, McKissick left CORE to found [[Soul City]] in [[Warren County, North Carolina]]. He endorsed [[Richard Nixon]] for president that year, and the federal government, under President Nixon, supported Soul City. He became a state district court judge in 1990 and died on April 28, 1991. He was a member of [[Alpha Phi Alpha]] fraternity. |
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Politician and attorney [[Floyd McKissick, Jr.]], is his son. |
Politician and attorney [[Floyd McKissick, Jr.]], is his son. |
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Revision as of 13:29, 19 August 2011
Floyd Bixler McKissick (1922–1991) was born in Asheville, North Carolina on March 9, 1922.[1] He became the first African American student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Law School. In 1966 he became leader of CORE, the Congress of Racial Equality, taking over from James L. Farmer, Jr. A supporter of Black Power, he turned CORE into a more radical movement. In 1968, McKissick left CORE to found Soul City in Warren County, North Carolina. He endorsed Richard Nixon for president that year, and the federal government, under President Nixon, supported Soul City. He became a state district court judge in 1990 and died on April 28, 1991. He was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.
Politician and attorney Floyd McKissick, Jr., is his son.
External links
- Inventory of the Floyd B. McKissick Papers, 1940s-1980s, in the Southern Historical Collection, UNC-Chapel Hill
- Oral History Interviews with Floyd B. McKissick Sr. [1], [2] from Oral Histories of the American South
- CORE History
- King Encyclopedia
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