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Roy Wilkins

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African-American NAACP leader

United StatesJournalistsLived 1901 to 1981 · aged 80
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Roy Ottoway Wilkins was an American civil rights leader from the 1930s to the 1970s. Wilkins's most notable role was his leadership of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), in which he held the title of Executive Secretary from 1955 to 1963 and Executive Director from 1964 to 1977.

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Wilkins c. 1937Wilkins c. 1937Portrait by Carl Van Vechten, 1958Portrait by Carl Van Vechten, 1958Roy Wilkins as the Executive Secretary of the NAACP in 1963Roy Wilkins as the Executive Secretary of the NAACP in 1963Wilkins (right) with Sammy Davis, Jr. (left) and a reporter at the 1963 Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C.Wilkins (right) with Sammy Davis, Jr. (left) and a reporter at the 1963 Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C.

Awards 3

1964Spingarn Medal
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Congressional Gold Medal

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Roy Ottoway Wilkins was an American civil rights leader from the 1930s to the 1970s. Wilkins's most notable role was his leadership of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), in which he held the title of Executive Secretary from 1955 to 1963 and Executive Director from 1964 to 1977. Wilkins was a central figure in many notable marches of the civil rights movement and made contributions to African-American literature. He controversially advocated for African Americans to join the military.

Country
United States
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1901 to 1981 · aged 80
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12 languages

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