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    Roy WILKINS

    Jan 01, 2021 1 minute
    by Marcia Amidon Lusted

    Roy Wilkins began his long association with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1931. At first, he. Then he became the executive secretary in 1955. By 1964, he was the executive director. He guided the organization in its struggle against racial inequality.

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