Roy Wilkins
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Filed under:
Civil Rights People
Event date:
August 30, 2024 (This event repeats every year)
Location:
St. Louis, Missouri
Born:
August 30, 1901 (123 years ago)
Died:
September 8, 1981 (80 years old)
Description:

Born August 30, 1901, Wilkins was a civil rights activist. He was the executive director of the NAACP from 1955 to 1977. Wilkins was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Lyndon Johnson in 1967.