From Library Journal
These historical documents provide insight into the accomplishments of the NAACP through the writings of three of its most dynamic activistsAJames Weldon Johnson, Walter White, and Roy Wilkins. Wilson (The Selected Writings of James Weldon Johnson, Vols. 1 & 2) guides us meticulously through the written remains of half a decade of struggle against white supremacyAfrom Johnson's 1920s reports to the NAACP's Board of Directors to Wilkins's 1976 commentary on the FBI harassment of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Much of the primary material is being published here for the first time, offering an overdue reappraisal of Civil Rights history in America. Well organized (and complete with appendixes, notes, and a bibliography), this is worthy reading for both general and scholarly readers.AEdward G. McCormack, Univ. of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast, Long Beach Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Book Description
This collection of writings offers a glimpse into the minds of three N.A.A.C.P. leaders who occupied the center of black thought and action during some of the most troublesome and pivotal times of the civil rights movement. The volume delineates fifty-seven years of the N.A.A.C.P.'s program under the successive direction of James Weldon Johnson, Walter White, and Roy Wilkins. These writings illustrate the vital roles of these three leaders in building a peoples liberation, underscoring not only their progressive influence throughout their time in power, but also a vision of the future as race relations enter the 21st Century. Much of the material, notably "The Secretary's Reports to the Board," is published here for the first time, offering an invaluable resource for those seeking a deeper knowledge of the history of race in America

FROM THE PUBLISHER

The NAACP is the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization. Founded in 1909, it's progressive and ambitious agenda has challenged white supremacy, helped to defeat legal segregation, and sparked some of the most significant equal rights legislation of the twentieth century. In this engrossing collection of editorials, petitions, reports and speeches, archivist Sondra Kathryn Wilson delineates fifty-seven years of the NAACP's program under the successive direction of James Weldon Johnson, Walter White, and Roy Wilkins. By gathering the public writings of these heroic figures, she has created a narrative that spans more than half a century of racial conflict and civil rights history.

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Library Journal