Soul City: Race, Equality, and the Lost Dream of an American Utopia

“One of the greatest least-told stories in American history. . . . Healy does an excellent job recounting the details.”
—The New York Times Book Review

In 1969, with America’s inner cities in turmoil and racial tensions high, civil rights leader Floyd McKissick announced an audacious plan: he would build a new city in rural North Carolina, open to all races but intended primarily to benefit Black people. The idea attracted planning help from places like Harvard and MIT, interest from companie...