Desegregating Carolina: McKissick vs. Carmichael

Program Type:

Community History

Age Group:

Adults
  • Registration is required for this event.
  • Registration will close on April 7, 2026 @ 5:30pm.

Event Details

Harvey Beech, James Lassiter, J. Kenneth Lee, and Floyd McKissick enrolled in the UNC School of Law in 1951, following a court order that said the Law School must admit Black students. They became the first African American students at Carolina. 

Join us at Chapel Hill Public Library for a reception followed by a program featuring:

  • Floyd McKissick, Jr.
  • Ralph Frasier
  • Representative Rodney Price
  • Professor Irving Joyner
  • Kimberly Moore, President of NC Association of Black Lawyers 

Presented in partnership with Orange County Community Remembrance Coalition, UNC Center for Civil Rights, Orange County Office of Civil Rights & Civic Rights, and Chapel Hill Hill Community History Program at Chapel Hill Public Library. 

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