Memo to CBC dinner attendees about the Soul City development
date: label: Date
content: June 18, 1971
name: label: Written by
content: Floyd McKissick, American, 1922 - 1991
label: Subject of
content: Floyd B. McKissick Enterprises, Inc., American, founded 1968
label: Received by
content: Congressional Black Caucus, American, founded 1971
notes: label: Description
content: Memorandum about Soul City, NC being developed by Floyd B. McKissick Enterprises soliciting donations from attendees of the Congressional Black Caucus dinner.
label: Description
content: The memo, consisting of black text on white paper, reads [[MEMORANDUM / TO: Congressional Black Caucus Dinner / Committee Attendees / FROM: Floyd B. McKissick / RE: Soul City / ADVISE: / Soul City, North Carolina is a new town being developed by McKissick Enterprises, Inc. in Warren County, / North Carolina/ (See the attached folder.) This / project is desired and supported by thousands of / people Black and white throughout the nation. Applications/ for grants and guarantees requests are now pending in / various federal agencies. / We seek your support and cooperation in helping us to secure grants, loans and other forms of federal assistance / as may be needed. We also need foundation and industrial / support to assist us in the development of Soul City. / How you can help will be detailed in future correspondence. / Would you kindly detach and return the coupon below so that you may be put on our mailing list. Tax / deductible contributions may be made to the Soul City / Foundation, Inc., P.O. Box 38, Manson, North Carolina / 27553.]
label: Description
content: A promotional pamphlet (2011.173.214.5b) for Soul City is attached to the memo.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Soul City, Warren County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Black geographies
label: Topic
content: Housing
label: Topic
content: Political organizations
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: Urban planning
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Savanna Vaughn and C. Warfield Clark, M.D.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.173.214.5a
objectType: label: Type
content: memorandums
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 8 1/2 x 5 7/8 in. (21.6 x 14.9 cm)