Soul City, North Carolina facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Soul City, North Carolina
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Sign along Highway 158 marking the entrance to Soul City
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 Soul City, North Carolina
Location in North Carolina
Soul City, North Carolina
Location in the United States
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  North Carolina |
| County | Warren County |
| Established | 1969 |
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27563
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Soul City is a community in Warren County, North Carolina, United States. It was a planned community first proposed in 1969 by Floyd McKissick, a civil rights leader and director of the Congress of Racial Equality. Funded by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, Soul City was one of thirteen model city projects under the Urban Growth and New Community Development Act. It was located on 5,000 acres (20 km2) in Warren County near Manson-Axtell Road and Soul City Boulevard in Norlina.
Notable people
Representative Eva Clayton lived in and worked for Soul City Company before being appointed to a state position in community development, and later being elected to the United States Congress. The town lies within the 1st congressional district of North Carolina.
Images for kids
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Soul City, 1975
