Roy Wilkins: NAACP Leader and Civil Rights Activist
“Nothing is more important than a good education.” These were words stated by Roy Wilkins, an important figure in the Civil Rights Movement and a leader of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Roy Wilkins is a significant figure to the Civil Rights Movement because he created notable impacts for the Civil Rights, impressively lead the NAACP and faced difficulties as a remarkable leader. Roy Wilkins was born in St. Louis, Missouri on August 30, 1901. At the age of 4, his mother died and he and his siblings moved in with their aunt and her husband in a low-income community in St. Paul, Minnesota. To him, the move from Missouri to Minnesota was a new change and very different. “As a young man, …show more content…
Being involved in the NAACP at an early time of his life would eventually lead him to earn great achievements. “Working his way through college at the University of Minnesota, Wilkins graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in sociology in 1923.” (“NAACP History: Roy Wilkins”). Along with this, he graduated with a minor in journalism. Both of these accomplishments served advantageous during the time he worked in the NAACP. “He worked as a journalist at The Minnesota Daily and became editor of St. Paul Appeal, an African-American newspaper. After he graduated he became the editor of the Kansas City Call.” (“NAACP History: Roy Wilkins”) During this time, he met and married Aminda “Minnie” Badeau but did not have children. “In 1931, Wilkins left the Call to serve under
“Nothing is more important than a good education.” These were words stated by Roy Wilkins, an important figure in the Civil Rights Movement and a leader of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Roy Wilkins is a significant figure to the Civil Rights Movement because he created notable impacts for the Civil Rights, impressively lead the NAACP and faced difficulties as a remarkable leader. Roy Wilkins was born in St. Louis, Missouri on August 30, 1901. At the age of 4, his mother died and he and his siblings moved in with their aunt and her husband in a low-income community in St. Paul, Minnesota. To him, the move from Missouri to Minnesota was a new change and very different. “As a young man, …show more content…
Being involved in the NAACP at an early time of his life would eventually lead him to earn great achievements. “Working his way through college at the University of Minnesota, Wilkins graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in sociology in 1923.” (“NAACP History: Roy Wilkins”). Along with this, he graduated with a minor in journalism. Both of these accomplishments served advantageous during the time he worked in the NAACP. “He worked as a journalist at The Minnesota Daily and became editor of St. Paul Appeal, an African-American newspaper. After he graduated he became the editor of the Kansas City Call.” (“NAACP History: Roy Wilkins”) During this time, he met and married Aminda “Minnie” Badeau but did not have children. “In 1931, Wilkins left the Call to serve under