The Resource Roy Wilkins : the quiet revolutionary and the NAACP, Yvonne Ryan
Roy Wilkins : the quiet revolutionary and the NAACP, Yvonne Ryan
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- Summary
- 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 analysis of his significant contributions to civil rights in America. While activists in Alabama were treading the highways between Selma and Montgomery, Wilkins was walking the corridors of power in Washington, D.C., working tirelessly in the background to ensure that the rights they fought for were protected through legislation and court rulings. With his command of congressional procedure and networking expertise, Wilkins was regarded as a strong and trusted presence on Capitol Hill, and received greater access to the Oval Office than any other civil rights leader during the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson. Roy Wilkins fills a significant gap in the history of the civil rights movement, objectively exploring the career and impact of one of its forgotten leaders. The quiet revolutionary, who spent his life navigating the Washington political system, affirmed the extraordinary and courageous efforts of the many men and women who braved the dangers of the southern streets and challenged injustice to achieve equal rights for all Americans
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 285 pages
- Contents
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- Introduction
- The family firm
- Treading water
- A strategy for freedom
- Politics and protest
- All the way with LBJ
- A crisis of victory
- The survivor
- Conclusion
- Isbn
- 9780813143798
- Label
- Roy Wilkins : the quiet revolutionary and the NAACP
- Title
- Roy Wilkins
- Title remainder
- the quiet revolutionary and the NAACP
- Statement of responsibility
- Yvonne Ryan
- Subject
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- African American civil rights workers
- African American civil rights workers -- Biography
- African Americans -- Civil rights
- African Americans -- Civil rights | History -- 20th century
- Biography
- Civil rights movements
- Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Civil rights workers
- Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography
- History
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People -- Biography
- United States
- Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981
- Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981
- Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981
- 1900-1999
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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 analysis of his significant contributions to civil rights in America. While activists in Alabama were treading the highways between Selma and Montgomery, Wilkins was walking the corridors of power in Washington, D.C., working tirelessly in the background to ensure that the rights they fought for were protected through legislation and court rulings. With his command of congressional procedure and networking expertise, Wilkins was regarded as a strong and trusted presence on Capitol Hill, and received greater access to the Oval Office than any other civil rights leader during the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson. Roy Wilkins fills a significant gap in the history of the civil rights movement, objectively exploring the career and impact of one of its forgotten leaders. The quiet revolutionary, who spent his life navigating the Washington political system, affirmed the extraordinary and courageous efforts of the many men and women who braved the dangers of the southern streets and challenged injustice to achieve equal rights for all Americans
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1961-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Ryan, Yvonne
- Dewey number
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- 323.092
- B
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E185.97.W69
- LC item number
- R93 2014
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Civil rights and the struggle for Black equality in the twentieth century
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Wilkins, Roy
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- Civil rights movements
- African Americans
- Civil rights workers
- African American civil rights workers
- Wilkins, Roy
- Wilkins, Roy
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- African American civil rights workers
- African Americans
- Civil rights movements
- Civil rights workers
- United States
- Label
- Roy Wilkins : the quiet revolutionary and the NAACP, Yvonne Ryan
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-274) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- The family firm -- Treading water -- A strategy for freedom -- Politics and protest -- All the way with LBJ -- A crisis of victory -- The survivor -- Conclusion
- Control code
- 837180291
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- 285 pages
- Isbn
- 9780813143798
- Lccn
- 2013029396
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)837180291
- Label
- Roy Wilkins : the quiet revolutionary and the NAACP, Yvonne Ryan
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-274) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- The family firm -- Treading water -- A strategy for freedom -- Politics and protest -- All the way with LBJ -- A crisis of victory -- The survivor -- Conclusion
- Control code
- 837180291
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- 285 pages
- Isbn
- 9780813143798
- Lccn
- 2013029396
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)837180291
Subject
- African American civil rights workers
- African American civil rights workers -- Biography
- African Americans -- Civil rights
- African Americans -- Civil rights | History -- 20th century
- Biography
- Civil rights movements
- Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Civil rights workers
- Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography
- History
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People -- Biography
- United States
- Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981
- Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981
- Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981
- 1900-1999
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