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(1901-1981) Journalist, civil rights leader. Roy Wilkins lived the last thirty years of his life at 147-15 Village Road, Parkway Village, Flushing, Queens, New York.

Full Name

Roy Wilkins

Locations

Queens

Author's Timeline

1901

BIRTH

Roy Wilkins was born in Saint Louis, Missouri, on August 30, 1901.

1931

OTHER

Around 1931, Mr. Wilkins moved to New York City and he became editor of "The Crisis," the official N.A.A.C.P. magazine, in 1934.

1951

RESIDENCE

Mr. Wilkins lived the last thirty years of his life at 147-15 Village Road, Parkway Village, Flushing, Queens, New York.

1981

DEATH

Roy Wilkins died at New York University Medical Center on September 8, 1981.

1981

INTERMENT

Roy Wilkins was interred at Pinelawn Memorial Park in East Farmingdale, New York.

1982

LITWORK

Standing Fast: The Autobiography Of Roy Wilkins
Viking
0670142298 / 978-0670142293
Mr. Wilkins wrote his autobiography, "Standing Fast," in collaboration with Tom Mathews.

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