In this transcript of an August 9, 1982, oral history interview conducted by Eugene Pfaff with Floyd McKissick, McKissick discusses the organization of CORE chapters in North Carolina, its national and regional leaders, and his activities as a member of CORE and other civil rights organizations. He discusses North Carolina efforts such as Freedom Highways and the cafeteria demonstrations in Greensboro, legal battles in Chapel Hill, labor organizing at Duke University, and efforts in Louisiana and nationwide. He also discusses his vision for CORE as its national director from 1966 to 1968, and his definition of "black power."