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Roy Wilkins: The Quiet Revolutionary And The NAACP
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Description for Roy Wilkins: The Quiet Revolutionary And The NAACP
hardcover. Series: Civil Rights and the Struggle for Black Equality in the Twentieth Century. Num Pages: 285 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 240 x 30. Weight in Grams: 636.
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 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, ... Read more
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 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, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813143798
SKU
V9780813143798
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About Ryan
Yvonne Ryan is managing editor of the Economist’s annual World In publication. She holds a Master of Arts degree from the Institute of the Americas, University College London, UK and a Ph.D. from Leiden University, Netherlands.
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