Roy Wilkins: The Quiet Revolutionary and the NAACP

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 analy

Author: Yvonne Ryan
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 12/12/2013
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.10w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9780813143798

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 10/15/2013 pg. 5
Publishers Weekly 10/28/2013
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2013
Choice 06/01/2014

About the Author

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 of London, and a Ph.D. from Leiden University.

This title is not returnable