This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Negro Leader McKissick Debates Black Power Vision
Floyd McKissick of CORE clashed with Senators Kennedy and Ribicoff as he said the civil rights movement is dead and black power is the future for American Negroes. He urged an end to the Vietnam War to prove commitment to peace and brotherhood, while outlining goals like a militant Negro leadership and a new image rooted in Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPH
Floyd McKissick
Congress
Durham
N. C
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
Kennedy
McKissick
Subcommittee
March On
Abraham Ribicoff
D-Conn
Robert F. Kennedy
Ribi
Coff
Baltimore
Africa