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Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981 The Future of the Negro Vote in the United States, Summer 1957.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09640.104.02 Author/Creator: Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Pamphlet Date: 1957 Pagination: 7 p. : Height: 25.2 cm, Width: 17.7 cm Order a Copy

One pamphlet entitled "The Future of the Negro Voter in the United States" by Roy Wilkins dated 1957. Wilkins argues that in order to gain voting rights it must come from the efforts of African Americans and discusses the difference between Northern and Southern voters.

Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981

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