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Roy Wilkins Recreation Center

Yoichi R. Okamoto, White House Press Office (WHPO), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Roy Wilkins (1901-1981) was a Black American civil-rights leader who served as the executive director (1955–77) of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). 

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Britannica, T. Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Roy Wilkins." Encyclopedia Britannica, September 4, 2022. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Roy-Wilkins.

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