FLOYD MCKISSICK
Name: Floyd McKissick
Born: 9 March 1922
Died: 28 April 199
Floyd B. McKissick was born in Asheville, North Carolina on March 9, 1922. He
became the first black 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 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, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter
fraternity established for African Americans.
Name: Floyd McKissick
Born: 9 March 1922
Died: 28 April 199
Floyd B. McKissick was born in Asheville, North Carolina on March 9, 1922. He
became the first black 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 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, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter
fraternity established for African Americans.