Contents description field reads: "Floyd McKissick interview, in which he talks about the Meredith March and the more aggressive young activists within the various civil rights organizations. He challenges Bayard Rustin's claim that the march lacked clear objectives. McKissick also addresses the controversy regarding the participation of the Deacons for Defense and Justice, whose members carried weapons."

Contents notes field reads: "Mag# 3 rehoused 3/6/03"

Contents description field reads: "Floyd McKissick interview, in which he discusses the use and meaning of the slogan "Black power." To him, it meant "constructive militancy." He likewise describes a Meredith March rally in Canton, Mississippi that state police broke up with tear gas. McKissick also talks about speeches in Jackson at the end of the march (including one by Martin Luther King), and his view at the time that the movement needed to address economic inequality. Finally, he discusses his support for continued white participation in the movement.
Description : Floyd McKissick interview. McKissick discusses marching through Mississippi and seeing signs of growing black opposition to nonviolent tactics. He also discusses CORE's position on community schools and the need to include black history in school curricula.