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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.
Mar 23, 2008 · Under McKissick’s leadership, CORE underwent a radical transformation from an interracial, non-violent civil rights organization into a group that promoted the concept of Black Power. McKissick was born on March 9, 1922 in Asheville, North Carolina.
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Nov 6, 2018 · Biography. McKissick earned his B.A. in Geography from Clark University, and his M.A. in Regional Planning from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. McKissick also earned his M.P.A in Public Administration from Harvard University and J.D. from Duke University School of Law. He has been a partner at McKissick and McKissick since 1990 ...
Apr 21, 2021 · Former civil rights lawyer-activist Floyd McKissick, poses with an architect's rendering of Soultech I, the first permanent building that will be part of the future "Soul City," to be built in...
Floyd Bixler McKissick 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.
As head of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), Floyd B. McKissick helped to determine the direction of the Black Power movement during the turbulent 1960s. McKissick, who was national chairman of CORE from 1963 to 1966, and national director from 1966 to 1968, incited members of his organization into spear-heading a nonviolent "revolution ...
