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Roy Wilkins was an influential member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). He was a civil rights advocate who became affiliated with Martin Luther King, Jr. The FBI investigated alleged threats against Mr. Wilkins' life and proposed extortion plots.The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata.
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United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation

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Digital Library of Georgia

Keywords

  1. African American Civil Rights Workers
  2. African American Journalists
  3. African Americans
  4. Civil Rights
  5. Civil Rights Workers
  6. Extortion
  7. Government
  8. Governmental Investigations
  9. Journalists
  10. National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People
  11. Threats
  12. Threats Of Violence
  13. United States

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