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Roy Wilkins — Part 5
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WR The "New York Post atd Hone News" on 1-13-50, contained
_ an article entitled: "Reds Accused of Attempt to Sabotage
ict Ofutl Rights." The article discussed the attempts of various
“ communist front and progressive organizations to infiltrate the
three-day National Emergency Civil Rights Mobilization in
Washington, D.C. It was noted that David Dubinsky, President
of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, AFL, one of
the sponsoring organizations, had written a letter to Roy
Wilkins, Acting NAACP Secretary, pledging hia organizations
support of the conference and denouncing the communists
infiltration attempts. It was further noted that Wilkins had
rejected a Progressive Party denand that Representative
Marcantonio be permitted to address the conference. Wilkins’
statement regarding the objectives of the conference, made on
his departure from New York to Washington, was quoted h the
article. f
61-317f-A, "NY Post and
Hone Jews," 1-13-50
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