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April 1, 1950
Jackson Advocate
Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi
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Roy Wilkins, acting secretary of the NAACP, becomes the first staff member to hold a life membership by completing payment of $500 in New York on March 23.
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ROY WILKINS
BECOMES LIFE
MEMBER NAACP
NEW YORK, March 23 -- Roy Wilkins, acting secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, became the first NAACP staff member to hold a life membership in the Association when he completed payment this week on his $500 membership.
Mr. Wilkins was appointed acting executive head of the NAACP last June 13, to serve during Walter White's one year leave of absence. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Wilkins had been assistant secretary since he came to the NAACP in 1931, after serving as managing editor of the Kansas City Call since 1923. He also served as editor of The Crisis. NAACP magazine, from 1934 until his appointment last year as acting secretary.
Although several officers and board members of the NAACP, past and present, hold life memberships, Mr. Wilkins is the first of the Association's paid executives to add his name to the roster.
BECOMES LIFE
MEMBER NAACP
NEW YORK, March 23 -- Roy Wilkins, acting secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, became the first NAACP staff member to hold a life membership in the Association when he completed payment this week on his $500 membership.
Mr. Wilkins was appointed acting executive head of the NAACP last June 13, to serve during Walter White's one year leave of absence. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Wilkins had been assistant secretary since he came to the NAACP in 1931, after serving as managing editor of the Kansas City Call since 1923. He also served as editor of The Crisis. NAACP magazine, from 1934 until his appointment last year as acting secretary.
Although several officers and board members of the NAACP, past and present, hold life memberships, Mr. Wilkins is the first of the Association's paid executives to add his name to the roster.
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Personal Triumph
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Roy Wilkins
Naacp
Life Membership
Acting Secretary
Civil Rights
What entities or persons were involved?
Roy Wilkins
Walter White
Where did it happen?
New York
Story Details
Key Persons
Roy Wilkins
Walter White
Location
New York
Event Date
March 23
Story Details
Roy Wilkins completes payment for $500 life membership in NAACP, becoming first staff member to do so; appointed acting secretary last June 13 during Walter White's leave; prior roles include assistant secretary since 1931, managing editor of Kansas City Call since 1923, and editor of The Crisis from 1934.