Floyd McKissick, National Director of CORE (right), talks to newsmen at a press conference in Newark. He drew a standing ovation from Black Power conference delegates when he asked for action to recall Newark Mayor Hugh Addonizio.
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Floyd McKissick, National Director of CORE (right), talks to newsmen at a press conference in Newark. He drew a standing ovation from Black Power conference delegates when he asked for action to recall Newark Mayor Hugh Addonizio., July 22, 1967
Vintage wire photograph on paper
6 15/16 x 9 3/4 in. (17.62 x 24.77 cm)
Creation Place:
North America
Technique:
Photography
Credit Line:
Restricted gift of Michael Mattis and Judy Hochberg in honor of Myrlie Evers-Williams.
Accession Number:
P2021.13.170
Commentary
Wants Newark Mayor Recalled: Floyd McKissick, Congress of Racial Equality National Director (right), talks to newsmen at a press conference in Newark. McKissick drew a standing ovation from Black Power conference delegates when he asked for action to recall Newark Mayor Hugh Addonizio. Conference Arrangements Chairman I. Robinson is at left. Floyd McKissick (March 9, 1922 – April 28, 1991) was an American lawyer and Civil Rights activist. He became the first black student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Law School. In 1966, he became leader of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), taking over from James L. Farmer, Jr. A supporter of Black Power, McKissick turned CORE into a more radical movement. In 1968, he left CORE to found Soul City in Warren County, North Carolina. He endorsed Richard Nixon for president that year; under President Nixon, the federal government supported Soul City. McKissick became a state district court judge in 1990. Politician and attorney Floyd McKissick, Jr. is his son.
Marks
On recto: typewritten title and date. On verso: date stamp.
Materials
Wire photographs were originally transmitted over phonelines, then later, by satellite. They were first used in the early 1920s. Associated Press became a leader with this. After pigment touch-ups, etc., the print is put into a drum (like a drum scanner). The image gets converted into audio tones that are transmitted. The tones are received and beamed onto photo-sensitive paper. Wire photographs are copies without originals---they are hybrid, transmitted objects. (Britt Salvesen, Curator and Department Head, Photography Department, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, March 30-31, 2022)
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- Racial Discrimination
- Recall elections
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Dimensions
- Image Dimensions: 6 15/16 x 9 3/4 in. (17.62 x 24.77 cm) Measured by Cornejo-Reynoso, Aitzin
- Sheet Dimensions: 7 15/16 x 10 5/16 in. (20.16 x 26.19 cm) Measured by Cornejo-Reynoso, Aitzin
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