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	Roy Wilkins - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Louis, Missouri, Wilkins graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in sociology in 1923.
		In 1977, at the age of 76, Wilkins retired from the NAACP and was succeeded by Benjamin Hooks.
		The Roy Wilkins Centre for Human Relations and Human Justice [1] was established in the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs in 1992.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Roy_Wilkins (629 words)

	Roy Wilkins
		Roy Wilkins was born in St. Louis, Missouri.
		Wilkins strongly opposed militancy in the movement for civil rights as represented by the "fl power" movement of Stokely Carmichael and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).
		In the late 1960's and 1970's, Wilkins moderate approach was the subject of criticism by militant civil rights groups, dismissed as outmoded.
	www.multied.com /Bio/people/Wilkins.html (219 words)

	U of M : Housing and Residential Life
		Roy Wilkins Hall is located on the Minneapolis campus near Dinkytown, a commercial and eating establishment area on the East Bank.
		Named for former student Roy Wilkins, a graduate of the Class of 1923, the apartment-style complex was built in 1996.
		Roy Wilkins Hall is an apartment community that provides everything you desire in an on-campus experience combining convenience, comfort and independence along with the opportunity to live in a supportive environment where you can get to know your neighbors.
	www.housing.umn.edu /student/halls/wilkins/index.shtml (377 words)

	MNHS.ORG \| Library \| History Topics \| Roy Wilkins
		Roy Wilkins, one of the most prominent leaders of the Civil Rights movement, began his career in St. Paul editing a small Black newspaper called the Northwest Bulletin.
		Wilkins retired in 1977 and died in 1981 at age 80.
		Roy Wilkins is on the cover along with a picture of the memorial in St. Paul built in his honor.
	www.state.mn.us /ebranch/mhs/library/tips/history_topics/129wilkins.htm (527 words)

	Roy Wilkins - MSN Encarta
		Roy Wilkins (1901-1981), U.S. civil rights leader, born in St. Louis, Missouri, and educated at the University of Minnesota.
		Wilkins served as a consultant to the War Department on fl employment during World War II.
		After the war he continued his service to the NAACP; he was executive secretary from 1955 to 1965 and executive director from 1965 until his retirement in 1977.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761576741/Roy_Wilkins.html (194 words)

	University of Minnesota TC: Kiosk:
		Roy Ottoway Wilkins, one-time executive director for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), was the grandson of Mississippi slaves.
		In the late 1920s, Wilkins was a full-time journalist for Call in Kansas City, where "even good manners could be a crime for a fl man." It was here that he fell in love and eventually married Aminda "Minnie" Badeau, a social worker from St. Louis.
		Roy Wilkins was honored as the 24th African-American in the U.S. Postal Service’s Black Heritage Commemorative Stamp Series on January 24, 2001 at Northrop Memorial Auditorium.
	www1.umn.edu /urelate/kiosk/02.01text/liberty.html (792 words)

	MPR: Wilkins Honored in Stamp Series (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		The late civil rights activist Roy Wilkins was honored for his decades of work with the NAACP and its mission of achieving equal rights for all Americans.
		The Roy Wilkins fl heritage stamp was unveiled on the campus of the University of Minnesota, Wilkins' alma mater.
		The event was appropriately held at the campus from which Wilkins graduated in 1923 with a bachelor's degree in sociology and a minor in journalism.
	news.minnesota.publicradio.org /features/200101/24_williamsb_stamp (489 words)

	Wilkins - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Wilkins or Wilkin is a name variant of William (name).
		Wilkins Velez Latin pop muscian and singer, commonly known as "Wilkins"
		Wilkins is the name of a crater on the Moon.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wilkins (170 words)

	Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony for the Congressional Gold Medal Honoring Roy Wilkins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Roy Wilkins was born into an America plagued with segregation and discrimination.
		Roy Wilkins was the grandson of a slave.
		Roy, you see, was a real patriot; I think one of the best patriots, because he loved this country and he spent his whole adult life working for the truths upon which this country was founded.
	www.reagan.utexas.edu /archives/speeches/1986/11686d.htm (699 words)

	Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs: Roy Wilkins Center for Human Relations and Social Justice
		The Wilkins Center undertakes research to guide and empower policymakers and community leaders to develop and promote solutions to the problems of racism and racial and ethnic inequality.
		The Roy Wilkins Center for Human Relations and Social Justice was founded in 1992 as a joint endeavor of the University of Minnesota and the Roy Wilkins Foundation to continue the Roy Wilkins' legacy of civil rights and social justice.
		The Wilkins Center is developing a model to bring together a broad range of expertise to produce cutting-edge research, influence public policy, and implement viable programs.
	www.hhh.umn.edu /centers/wilkins (201 words)

	AllRefer.com - Roy Wilkins (Social Reformers) - Encyclopedia
		Roy Wilkins 1901–81, American social reformer and civil-rights leader, b.
		While a student, Wilkins served as secretary of the local chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
		In 1955 he became executive secretary of the NAACP and in 1965, when the title of the position was changed, executive director, a position he held until 1977.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/W/WilkinsR.html (276 words)

	Roy Wilkins
		Roy Wilkins was a prominent African-American civil rights activist and journalist in the United States.
		Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, Missouri.
		In 1992, the Roy Wilkins Center for Human Relations and Human Justice was established at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs.
	www.u-s-history.com /pages/h3769.html (396 words)

	ROY WILKINS PARK - Historical Sign
		Wilkins rose to the position of NAACP President and was its guiding force from 1955 to 1977.
		Roy Wilkins Park is bounded by 115th Avenue and Merrick and Baisley Boulevards.
		Adjacent to the Roy Wilkins Family Center is a 425-seat theater that includes a piano lounge and a film studio.
	www.nycgovparks.org /sub_your_park/historical_signs/hs_historical_sign.php?id=8743 (539 words)

	Roy Wilkins
		Roy Ottoway Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901 in St. Louis, Missouri.
		Roy attended racially integrated schools, however he became aware of racism at an early age due to several incidents that happened while he was living in St. Paul.
		In 1955 Roy was appointed to serve as the Executive Director of the NAACP.
	www.esperstamps.org /h24.htm (329 words)

	Roy Wilkins
		Wilkins was active in the NAACP and between 1931 and 1934 was assistant secretary under Walter Francis White.
		Wilkins was totally opposed to violence and disapproved of Black Power.
		and the Police was co-chaired by Roy Wilkins and Ramsey Clark.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /USAwilkins.htm (1152 words)

	African American Registry: Roy Wilkins, a real fighter for civil rights!
		Wilkins was named acting executive secretary of the NAACP in 1949; the year Walter White took a year's leave of absence from the organization.
		Wilkins assumed his position as executive secretary of the NAACP in 1955, quickly established himself as one of the most articulate spokesmen in the civil rights movement.
		Although Wilkins and the NAACP became more militant in the 1970s, both he and the organization were, nevertheless, subjected to attack by more radical groups, such as the Black Muslims.
	www.aaregistry.com /african_american_history/334/Roy_Wilkins_a_real_fighter_for_civil_rights (700 words)

	Postal Service to honor Ugrad Roy Wilkins with Black Heritage stamp - Minnesota Daily
		Wilkins grew up in St. Paul and attended the University before becoming head of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in 1955, just as the civil rights movement was exploding around the nation.
		Wilkins was born in St. Louis, Mo., on Aug. 30, 1901, but grew up in his aunt and uncle's St. Paul home beginning in 1906, according to the Minnesota Historical Society.
		Wilkins, who had been in declining health since his retirement in 1977, died on Sept. 8, 1981 in New York City at age 80.
	www.mndaily.com /articles/2000/11/27/14670 (1290 words)

	DefenseLINK News: NAACP Honors Six Military Members, Two Civilians (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Roy Wilkins led the NAACP for 22 years, using legislation and the court system as weapons to fight for equality and constitutional justice.
		The Roy Wilkins Renown Service Award was instituted in 1975 in recognition of the distinguished service of Roy Wilkins, who established the NAACP Armed Services and Veterans Affairs Department in 1969.
		NAACP officials said Wilkins recognized that the same strides that were being in civil and human rights for African-Americans in the civilian populace must also encompass those who serve in the military.
	www.defenselink.mil /news/Jun2004/n06122004_200406121.html (1676 words)

	A Roy Wilkins Memorial - Artist Curtis Patterson of Atlanta, Georgia, designed the Roy Wilkins Memorial. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Artist Curtis Patterson of Atlanta, Georgia, has designed the Roy Wilkins Memorial as a symbolic design elements, both to Roy Wilkins, the person who grew up in Saint Paul, and to the Roy Wilkins legacy of commitment and dedication to the civil rights struggle, the community and to his nation.
		Quotations from the speeches and writings of Wilkins will be engraved into the walls, as well as a portrait of Mr.
		Wilkins’ relentless efforts and commitment to a fair and just judicial process for all Americans.
	www.tccom.com /wilkins/wilkins06.html (248 words)

	Roy Wilkins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		oy Wilkins, leader of the NAACP, was born in Missouri in 1901.
		He was brought up in Minnesota, where he worked his way through the University, with a number of jobs from stockyard worker to editor.
		He served in the administration of Lyndon Johnson as an adviser, and he was awarded the Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civil honor.
	www.templeton-interactive.com /lest8a.htm (242 words)

	ROY WILKINS - PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED
		Wilkins, who had been appointed Assistant Executive Secretary of the NAACP in 1931, edited the organization's journal, "Crisis", from 1934-1949.
		Wilkins played a major role in the preparation of the "Brown v Board of Education of Topeka" school desegregation case (1954) and was later one of the organizers of the 1963 March on Washington.
		In 2001, Wilkins was honored on a 34-cent U.S. postage stamp.
	www.galleryofhistory.com /archive/1_2002/black/ROY_WILKINS.htm (189 words)

	Roy Wilkins Biography / Biography of Roy Wilkins Biography
		Roy Wilkins (1901-1981) was one of the most important leaders in the civil rights struggle of African Americans.
		Born Aug. 30, 1901, in St. Louis, Missouri, of struggling African American parents, Roy Wilkins received his bachelor of arts degree from the University of Minnesota in 1923.
		In 1931 Wilkins became assistant executive secretary at NAACP National Headquarters.
	www.bookrags.com /biography-roy-wilkins (215 words)

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		Roy Wilkins, the grandson of slaves, devoted his life to improving the social, political and economic status of African Americans.
		Wilkins was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and raised by relatives in St. Paul, Minnesota, after the death of his mother.
		After Whiteâs death in 1955, Wilkins became the leader of the nationâs largest civil rights organization, a position he held until 1977.
	www.kclibrary.org /localhistory/media.cfm?mediaID=208167 (387 words)

	Roy Wilkins Tribute Dedication - Roy Wilkins Auditorium
		Mayor Randy Kelley and other distinguished guests will be contributing at a tribute dedication ceremony in honor of Roy Wilkins on Wednesday, June 1, at 10:00 a.m.
		Wilkins served for 22 years as executive director of the NAACP, winning numerous accolades including the Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor.
		The Wilkins Tribute is located just outside the auditorium doors in the main pathway between Rice Park and the Xcel Energy Center.
	www.theroy.org /events/detail.jsp?event_id=114 (107 words)

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		Roy Wilkins worked for equality, spoke for freedom, and marched for justice.
		He once said, "The heritage of a man of peace will endure and shine into the darkness of this world." Although Roy Wilkins' death darkens our day, the accomplishments of his life will continue to endure and shine forth.
		I also direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same length of time at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations.
	www.reagan.utexas.edu /archives/speeches/1981/90881d.htm (303 words)

	Roy Wilkins Papers (Library of Congress)
		Copyright Status: The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Roy Wilkins is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
		General correspondence spans the years 1939-1979 and covers many of the principal activities and issues in which Wilkins was engaged from the onset of World War II to the presidency of Jimmy Carter.
		Contained in a small addition to the collection are a few items of correspondence, a diary Wilkins kept in January and February 1935, the handwritten text of a speech he delivered to the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights in Washington, D.C., on 28 January 1969, and additional writings.
	www.loc.gov /rr/mss/text/wilkins.html (1320 words)

	Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs: Roy Wilkins Center Releases Disparity Study Results for Essex County, ...
		The Roy Wilkins Center for Human Relations and Social Justice at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs has issued the results of a disparity study it conducted for Essex County, New Jersey.
		The Wilkins Center research team, led by Myers, included former Minneapolis mayor Sharon Sayles Belton, now a senior fellow at the Humphrey Institute, and Lawrencina Mason Oramalu, associate director of the Wilkins Center.
		The Roy Wilkins Center is a research, teaching, and community outreach center at the Humphrey Institute.
	www.hhh.umn.edu /news/headlines/headlines2005/disparity_study.html (501 words)

	Wilkins, Roy on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		WILKINS, ROY [Wilkins, Roy] 1901-81, American social reformer and civil-rights leader, b.
		Aminda Wilkins, widow of NAACP's Roy Wilkins, dies
		Aminda B. Wilkins, 89, widow of NAACP's Roy Wilkins, dies.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/W/WilkinsR.asp (361 words)

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