Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981

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Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981

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1901-1981

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Civil rights leader and journalist; d. 1981.

From the description of Papers, 1915-1980. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 31605113

Roy Wilkins was born in St. Louis, Missouri, grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota and graduated from the University of Minnesota. Wilkins edited the KANSAS CITY CALL, a Black newspaper, from 1923 to 1931. Wilkins became Assistant Secretary of the NAACP in 1931 and became Executive Secretary in 1955. Under his leadership the NAACP grew to 350,000 members.

From the description of Letter, 1969, June 4. (Temple University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 122543335

Civil rights leader and journalist. Died 1981.

From the description of Papers of Roy Wilkins, 1901-1980 (bulk 1932-1980). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71069495

Civil rights leader.

From the description of Reminiscences of Roy Wilkins : oral history, 1960. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309727694 From the description of Reminiscences of Roy Wilkins : oral history. 1957. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122527276

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1901, Aug. 30 Born, St. Louis, Mo. 1906 Moved to St. Paul, Minn. 1923 A.B., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn. 1923 1932 Journalist and managing editor, Kansas City Call 1929 Married Aminda Badeau 1931 1949 Assistant to secretary, NAACP 1934 1949 Editor, Crisis 1949 Acting executive secretary, NAACP 1950 1955 Administrator, NAACP 1955 1965 Executive secretary, NAACP 1965 1977 Executive director, NAACP 1969 Awarded Medal of Freedom 1977 Retired 1981, Sept. 8 Died, New York, N.Y. From the guide to the Roy Wilkins Papers, 1901-1980, (bulk 1932-1980), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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