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Congratulated: Roy Wilkins, (second from right) is congratulated just after he receives appointment as NAACP executive secretary, succeeding Walter White Left to right: A. Maceo Smith, Dallas, Tex., member of NAACP board of directors; Mrs. Wilkins; Mr. Wilkins; Theodore Berry, member of board and of Cincinnati city council /

Thumbnail for Congratulated: Roy Wilkins, (second from right) is congratulated just after he receives appointment as NAACP executive secretary, succeeding Walter White Left to right: A. Maceo Smith, Dallas, Tex., member of NAACP board of directors; Mrs. Wilkins; Mr. Wilkins; Theodore Berry, member of board and of Cincinnati city council /
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  1. African Americans
  2. Berry, Theodore M
  3. Civil Rights
  4. Civil Rights Leaders
  5. National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People
  6. New York
  7. New York (State)
  8. People
  9. Photographic Prints
  10. Public Appearances
  11. Shaking Hands
  12. Smith, A. Maceo
  13. Wilkins, Aminda Badeau
  14. Wilkins, Roy

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