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. SEQRED —! By neno dated 2-20-57, Mr. Mohr adutsed the Director at the Congressional Record for 2.19.87 on page D-106, atated Senate Committee on the Judtctary, Const ttut tonal Rights Sub-connittee, held hearings on 2-19-57, on proposed civil rights legislatton. The comnittee heard testinony fron Roy Wilkins, Erecuttve Secretary of the NAACP, who spoke on | behalf of 25 nattonal nenbership organtzattons. od hey bg bey ‘ ch wv a ck ch Pa ® * hee my, Serial desertbed above 615 3176-1856 (5) | mT,» lure ahinntan tt hey News Seaweed an ll montane nn af fl PU WU ore & myey fi we vy aeiyvruoe FE LZGCUCGE Vv. Towe 2-19-57 stated that Roy Wilkins, Executive Secretary of the NAACP, tn testimony before the Senate Constitutional Rights Sub. committee charged that Southern Congressnen were resorting to "pectous talk and obscene comedy" in efforts to block ciutl rights Jegislation. Wilkins testified that hopes of Negroes that congress would approve a ctutl rights bili this session had been dinmed by "the lengthy discusstons of technical language." Under questioning by Senator San J. Ervin, Jre, of North Carolina, Wilkins conceded that he had no personal knowledge of Negroes betng denied the right to vote in North Carolina. _ 62-101087-A "Wash. City News Service,” 2019-57 (9)