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McKissick

American  
[muh-kis-ik] / məˈkɪs ɪk /

noun

  1. Floyd Bixler 1922–91, U.S. lawyer and civil rights leader: chairman of Congress of Racial Equality 1963–66, director 1966–68.


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McKissick remembered Graham as dedicated to helping his party across levels and in sometimes little-noticed ways, assisting county organizations and down-ballot candidates.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

The leader of our group was 19-year-old Joycelyn McKissick, a fellow student of mine and the daughter of Floyd McKissick, a local civil rights leader and lawyer hated by many Whites in the area.

From Salon Apr. 18, 2025

“The vote’s going to be unanimous when the name comes down,” said Mr. Blackwell, who supported Mr. McKissick for party co-chairman last year and described him as having “many friends and a strong conservative background.”

From New York Times Feb. 9, 2024

“Nobody is having honest, candid conversations about the presence of racism,” McKissick said.

From Washington Times Aug. 27, 2023

The future, McKissick and a few others realized, lay not in seeking the right to spend money, but in the ability to earn it.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

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