Floyd B. McKissick Sr., the first to attend the UNC Law School, was born in 1922

March 9

On March 9, 1922, Floyd B. McKissick was born.

Floyd McKissick was an influential civil rights lawyer and advocate. McKissick gained higher education from Morehouse College.

Afterwards, he went to become the first African American to attend UNC Law School. McKissick worked alongside influential civil rights leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Floyd McKissick died in 1991.

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Sources

Honoring the life of Floyd B. McKissick Sr.. NAACP. (2022, June 13). Retrieved March 1, 2023, from https://naacp.org/resources/honoring-life-floyd-b-mckissick-sr