Record #:

2157

Author(s):

McKissick, Floyd B.

Abstract:

Civil rights advocate Floyd B. McKissick, Sr. used his legal skills to assist those less fortunate. A director of the Congress of Racial Equality, he was a founder of Soul City in Warren County, and later served as a district judge until his death in 1991.

Source:

North Carolina State Bar Quarterly (NoCar KF 200 N65), Vol. 41 Issue 4, Fall 1994, p22, 24-25, por

Subject(s):

African American lawyers--Biography; Civil rights workers; McKissick, Floyd B., 1922-1991; Soul City (Warren County)