McKissick

[muh-kis-ik]

noun

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

Example Sentences

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

Fortunately for us, the White thugs didn’t get a chance to go after us because of the courage of McKissick.

From Salon

It was Mr. McKissick who prevailed in the co-chairman contest last year, when Mr. Whatley, who was trailing in the vote, withdrew from the contest after the second ballot.

From New York Times

Under the party’s rules, Mr. McKissick would become the committee’s interim chairman after Ms. McDaniel steps down and until her replacement is elected by the committee.

From New York Times

Mr. McKissick, the chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party, has in recent days expressed his appetite for the job directly to Mr. Trump, several people familiar with the situation said.

From New York Times