Roy Wilkins
3 Collection Items
- USPS stamp dedicated to civil rights leader Roy Wilkins
MPR’s Brandt Williams reports that the likeness of one of Minnesota's most notable former citizens has been immortalized by the United States Postal Service. The USPS Roy Wilkins Black Heritage stamp was unveiled on the campus of the University of Minnesota, Wilkins' alma mater. Williams summarizes the celebration, which included speeches and performances.
- "O Freedom Over Me" - Freedom Summer, 1964 documentary
A Midday broadcast of O Freedom Over Me, an MPR documentary that takes a look at Freedom Summer, 1964. American RadioWorks correspondent John Biewen interviews Freedom Summer veterans. Though their stories, he revisits the dramatic events of the Mississippi Summer and explores how the Summer helped shaped racial politics in America for years to come.
- Roy Wilkins at the OIC National Convention
Roy Wilkins disputes the Black Panther's claim that power comes out of a barrel of a gun and states that power really comes from a ballot.
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