- Collection:
- FBI Freedom of Information Act Collection
- Title:
- Roy Wilkins
- Creator:
- United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Date of Original:
- 1937/1968
- Subject:
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Threats of violence
Threats
Extortion
African American civil rights workers
Civil rights workers--United States
Civil rights--United States
African American journalists--United States
Journalists--United States
Governmental investigations--United States - People:
- Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- federal government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- 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. - Metadata URL:
- http://vault.fbi.gov/Roy%20Wilkins
- Extent:
- 1 file (967 p.)
- Contributing Institution:
- United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Rights: