The Civil Rights Act of 1964: A Long Struggle for Freedom
Roy Wilkins at the March on Washington
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Roy Wilkins (1901–1981), executive secretary of the NAACP, spoke about pending civil rights legislation at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom at the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963.
Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division. Courtesy of CBS News
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