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  1. worldhistoryedu.com › roy-wilkins-facts-and-major-achievementsRoy Wilkins: Facts and Major Achievements - World History Edu

    28 de nov. de 2021 · Birth and Family. Born on August 31, 1901 in St. Louis, Missouri, Roy Wilkins spent large parts of his childhood with his aunt and uncle at St. Paul, Minnesota. At the time of his birth, his father was on the run from bad people that wanted to lynch him. At the age of four, his mother died from tuberculosis.

  2. www.nytimes.com › 1981/09/09 › obituariesROY WILKINS, 50-YEAR VETERAN OF CIVIL RIGHTS FIGHT, IS DEAD

    9 de sept. de 1981 · Roy Wilkins, leader of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and an activist in the cause of civil rights for more than 50 years, died yesterday at the age of 80. The ...

  3. www.african-american-civil-rights.org › roy-wilkinsRoy Wilkins – African American Civil Rights Movement

    Roy Wilkins (1901 – 1981) was a prominent civil right activist, leader and journalist. He headed the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) where he headed efforts that led to significant civil rights legislation victories such as the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education case, Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965.

  4. www.mnopedia.org › person › wilkins-roy-1901-1981Wilkins, Roy (1901–1981) | MNopedia

    Roy Wilkins, who spent his formative years in the Twin Cities, led the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) from 1949 to 1977. During those years, the NAACP helped achieve the greatest civil rights advancements in U.S. history. Wilkins favored new laws and legal challenges as the best ways for African Americans to gain civil rights.

  5. www.twincities.com › 2024/02/21 › roy-wilkins-st-paul-civil-rights-naacp-black-historyThe life and times of Roy Wilkins, a St. Paul native who was a...

    21 de feb. de 2024 · The Roy Wilkins Memorial, seen Sept. 26, 2017, on the grounds of the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, was created by sculptor Curtis Patterson and dedicated in November 1995.

  6. www.jfklibrary.org › leaders-in-the-struggle-for-civil-rights › roy-wilkinsRoy Wilkins | JFK Library

    Roy Wilkins. Executive Director, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Introduced at the August 1963 March on Washington as "the acknowledged champion of civil rights in America," Roy Wilkins headed the oldest and largest of the civil rights organizations. The NAACP, founded in 1909, aimed to achieve by peaceful and ...

  7. www.hhh.umn.edu › research-centers › roy-wilkins-center-human-relations-and-socialAbout Roy Wilkins | Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs

    5 de abr. de 2022 · About Roy Wilkins. Roy Wilkins and his wife, Aminda, at home in an undated photo. Roy Wilkins was one of the most prominent leaders of the civil rights movement in the United States from the 1930s through the 1970s. Born in St. Louis in 1901, he was raised in St. Paul, Minnesota, by his aunt and uncle. Wilkins graduated from the University of ...