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Roy Wilkins — Part 4
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The 11-28-42 issue of the "Lighthouse”, Negro news-
pa-er of San Diego, Calif., carried a front page Jzad article
and photo of Koy #ilvins of the TAAC? who spoke at a nesting
in con Dtege on 21-92-49, The article indicated that Feqroes
were told to fight for their rights Curing the war.
. At the meeting in San ftego on 7-24-42, Wilkins
! charged national le gislators and administrators with feiliure2
ot to atc the Negroes, Wilkins was resortecty cre of 20 ilegro
editors who conferred with Var venvartmens officials in
Washington on general nolicies in the use of Jegro soldters
and the norale of Negro Americans.
The "Los Angeles Sentinel" in Janvary 1943 quoted
Poy TJilkins, Assistant Secretary of the WAACP, as saying tn
regard to a riot at Valle jos Calif., between Negro and white
Sailors, in Decenher 1942, that, "The outhreak Bt Vallejo was
tn the carcs and its occurence te no surprise.”
Ot report 1-22, 23, entitled:
"Tegro Unrest in Zleventh aval
District,” enclosed with
LAs let} er, 2-9-4323
fe: Of ice’ of waval Intelligence
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