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Wilkins, Roy

Wilkins, Roy, 1901–81, American social reformer and civil-rights leader, b. St. Louis, Mo. grad. Univ. of Minnesota (B.A., 1923). While a student, Wilkins served as secretary of the local chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Upon graduation, he joined the Kansas City (Mo.) Call,