Roy Wilkins: The Quiet Revolutionary And The Naacp (civil Rights And Struggle)
by Yvonne Ryan /
2013 / English / EPUB
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Roy Wilkins (1901–1981) spent forty-six years of his life serving
the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
(NAACP) and led the organization for more than twenty years. Under
his leadership, the NAACP spearheaded efforts that contributed to
landmark civil rights legislation, including the 1964 Civil Rights
Act and Voting Rights Act.
Roy Wilkins (1901–1981) spent forty-six years of his life serving
the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
(NAACP) and led the organization for more than twenty years. Under
his leadership, the NAACP spearheaded efforts that contributed to
landmark civil rights legislation, including the 1964 Civil Rights
Act and Voting Rights Act.
In
InRoy Wilkins: The Quiet Revolutionary and the NAACP
Roy Wilkins: The Quiet Revolutionary and the NAACP,
Yvonne Ryan offers the first biography of this influential
activist, as well as an analysis of his significant contributions
to civil rights in America. While activists in Alabama were
treading the highways between Selma and Montgomery, Wilkins was
walking the corridors of power in Washington, D.C., working
tirelessly in the background to ensure that the rights they fought
for were protected through legislation and court rulings. With his
command of congressional procedure and networking expertise,
Wilkins was regarded as a strong and trusted presence on Capitol
Hill, and received greater access to the Oval Office than any other
civil rights leader during the presidency of Lyndon B.
Johnson.
,
Yvonne Ryan offers the first biography of this influential
activist, as well as an analysis of his significant contributions
to civil rights in America. While activists in Alabama were
treading the highways between Selma and Montgomery, Wilkins was
walking the corridors of power in Washington, D.C., working
tirelessly in the background to ensure that the rights they fought
for were protected through legislation and court rulings. With his
command of congressional procedure and networking expertise,
Wilkins was regarded as a strong and trusted presence on Capitol
Hill, and received greater access to the Oval Office than any other
civil rights leader during the presidency of Lyndon B.
Johnson.Roy Wilkins
Roy Wilkins fills a significant gap in the history of the
civil rights movement, objectively exploring the career and impact
of one of its forgotten leaders. The quiet revolutionary, who spent
his life navigating the Washington political system, affirmed the
extraordinary and courageous efforts of the many men and women who
braved the dangers of the southern streets and challenged injustice
to achieve equal rights for all Americans.
fills a significant gap in the history of the
civil rights movement, objectively exploring the career and impact
of one of its forgotten leaders. The quiet revolutionary, who spent
his life navigating the Washington political system, affirmed the
extraordinary and courageous efforts of the many men and women who
braved the dangers of the southern streets and challenged injustice
to achieve equal rights for all Americans.