Roy Wilkins: The Quiet Revolutionary and the NAACP

by Yvonne Ryan

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813143799
• ISBN13: 9780813143798
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.0"