Standing Fast

Standing Fast
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Publisher : Da Capo Press
Total Pages : 384
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ISBN-13 : 0306805669
ISBN-10 : 9780306805660
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Book Synopsis Standing Fast by : Roy Wilkins

Download or read book Standing Fast written by Roy Wilkins and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 1994-03-22 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History will remember Roy Wilkins (1901–1981) as one of the great leaders of the twentieth century for his contributions to the advancement of civil rights in America. For nearly half a century—first as assistant secretary, also succeeding W. E. B. Dubois as editor of The Crisis, and finally succeeding Walter White as executive director—Roy Wilkins served and led the N.A.A.C.P. in their fight for justice for African Americans. Wilkins was a relentless pragmatist who advocated progressive change through legal action. He participated or led in the achievement of every major civil rights advance, working for the integration of the army, helping to plan and organize the historic march on Washington, and pushing every president from Franklin Roosevelt to Jimmy Carter to implement civil rights legislation. This is a dramatic story of one man's struggle for his people's rights, as well as a vivid recollection of the events and the people that have shaped modern black history.


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