Topics Related to Warren County

Floyd McKissick and Soul City

November 9, 2016

A 1970 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development advertisement for Soul City.

On November 9, 1973, civil rights activist Floyd McKissick broke ground on Soul City in rural Warren County.

A Watershed Moment for Environmental Justice—the Warren County PCB Protests

February 26, 2013

(Image courtesy of Ricky Stillely Photography)

All this month we’re bringing you stories from North Carolina’s black history. Check back here each week day for a new tidbit from our state’s African American’s past.