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Roy Wilkins — Part 6
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= The New York edition of the "Courier" on 9-22-56
contained an article on page 1, section 2, entitled, "Grant
Reynolds Scores Filkins." According to the article Grant
Reynolds, chairman of the Speakers Bureau of "Task Force
56" of the Republican State fommittee, had charged that
Roy Wilkins, Executive Secretary of the NAACP, showed an
utter lack of knowledge of the powers of the President of
the United States, when he accused President Lisenhowexof
assuning a neutral position toward the current anti-integration
violence, Wilkins nade the remark in a speech before the
National Baptist Convention in Denver, Colo.
62-101 B7-A "NY Courter
9-23=
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The Pittsburgh Pa., "Courier", New York edition,
on 9-22.56, contained a news item captioned: "Says Negroes
Want Integration" setting out a statement made by Roy
Wilkins, NAACP Executive Secretary. The atatement asserted
that the school situations in Tennessee and Kentucky proved
that Negroes wanted integration in education.
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