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=Floyd B. Mckissick= toc

Profile Information
Name: Floyd B. Mckissick Hometown: Asheville, North Carolina Date of Birth: March 9, 1922 Job Name/Title/Employer: Civil Rights Activist, head of CORE Education: North Carolina Central University, University of North Carolina Law School.

Friends
1.Thurgood Marshall -He helped me enter University of North Carolina Law School. -He helped work against segregation.

2.Roy Innis -He worked with me when i was head of CORE. -He took over as head of CORE when I left in 1968.

3.Stokely Carmichael -I agreed with his ideas of black power. -He was killed for his beliefs.

4. Martin Luther Kind Jr.

-Dr. King was huge on civil rights. -I was blessed to work with him.

5. James Farmer -He was the head of CORE before I replaced him. -We had some differences of how we ran CORE, but we were trying for the same cause.

About Me
I was born on March 9, 1922 in Asheville, North Carolina. With the help of Thurgood Marshall, I entered the University of North Carolina Law School. I became its first black recipient of a law degree in 1951. I served in World War II, and when the war ended I began legal work. I noticed the way my kids were treated in school and got involved in civil rights. I defended southern sit-ins and pressed for rights. I got interested in the Congress of Racial Equality. Eventually I became a legal counsel.

On January 3, 1966, I became the head of CORE. I changed it from an interracial society supporting organization that used nonviolence to an agency that supported the ideology of black power. Roy Innis was a friend of mine and we were allies when I was head of CORE. Eventually when I left in 1968, he took over as head.

When I left CORE I wanted to create an integrated community with a good industry and population of 50,000. It would be named Soul City, and would be in North Carolina. The Department of Housing and Urban Development loaned me money to help, but it didn't work out in the long run. The idea never developed and on June, 1980, the federal government assumed control over the project. The Department of Housing and Urban Development paid off loans for me and I decided to drop a lawsuit I had against them for the changes the federal government had made. I died on April 28, 1991, in Soul City, North Carolina.

Wall Posts

 * 1951- Today I became the first black recipient of a law degree at the University of North Carolina Law School! Come on guys! We can do it!


 * 1963- I joined my first civil rights group today. I hope it works out alright. Right now I am a national chairmen but someday I hope to become head of CORE!


 * January 3, 1966- I did it! Today I became the head of CORE. Good luck to you James Farmer. I might have some changes I'd like to make...
 * 1968- Today I left CORE. It was sad thing to say goodbye to, but I'm also saying hello to something new. I'm planning to build my own integrated community. It will be named... Soul City!

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