1922 - 1991
Floyd McKissick American Activist
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1921
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| Birthplace |
Asheville, North Carolina
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| Died |
1991
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| Place of Death |
Soul City, North Carolina
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation |
Activist
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Floyd Bixler McKissick (March 9, 1922 – April 28, 1991) was an American lawyer and civil rights activist. He became the first African-American student at the University of North Carolina School of Law. In 1966 he became leader of CORE, the Congress of Racial Equality, taking over from James Farmer 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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