Roy Wilkins (1901–1980)
Author of Standing Fast: The Autobiography of Roy Wilkins
About the Author
Image credit: Credit: Yoichi R. Okamoto, White House Press Office, April 30, 1968
Works by Roy Wilkins
Associated Works
Report of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders (1968) — Comissioner — 359 copies, 1 review
Let Nobody Turn Us Around: An African American Anthology (1999) — Contributor — 174 copies, 1 review
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Wilkins, Roy
- Birthdate
- 1901-08-30
- Date of death
- 1980-09-08
- Gender
- male
- Education
- University of Minnesota (BA | Sociology, journalism)
Mechanic Arts High School - Occupations
- civil rights activist
journalist
newspaper editor
magazine editor
director, nonprofit organization
planner, civil rights marches - Organizations
- NAACP
The Call, Kansas City
The Crisis
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights - Awards and honors
- Spingarn Medal (1964)
Presidential Medal of Freedom (1967)
Congressional Gold Medal (1984) - Relationships
- Wilkins, Roger (nephew)
- Cause of death
- uremia
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Places of residence
- St. Louis, Missouri, USA
St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Queens, New York, USA - Place of death
- New York, New York, USA
- Burial location
- Pinelawn Memorial Park, East Farmingdale, New York, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- USA
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