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4% wet poy ‘ year wb ‘ (continued) oO 4 Oo ..f 9 Sf On 8/28/63 Wilkins gave a speech at the Lincoln Memorial, and was one of the leaders who met with congressional leaders on Capitol Hill and with former President Kennedy at, approximately 2 hours, 2 the White House for | | Background data on Wilkins was also set out. REFSRENCE SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER 157-970-14 encl. p. 2 (10)”_ . 164 | (10) 347 p. 1 (10)”” 350 encl. p. 1 (10) A481 enci, p. 1 (11)¥ 493 encl. p. 4 (11)~ 697 encl. p. 7 (11) 924 encl. p. 2 (11)”“ 972 encl. p. 5,18,30-32,57 (11)” 1017 p. 14,2 (11) 1018 p. 1,2,8,9,11,27 (1)y The following references in the file captioned "Racial Matters" file 157-6, contain information pertaining to the activities of Roy Wilkins. : was very active in racial matters, Dur in 1963 Wilkins, Executive Secretary of the NAACP He took an active part in racial demonstrations and affairs; spoke at meetings, and Bab plan civil rights activity. on Washington. He March on Washington. during the demonstration, was one of the leaders of the 8/28/63 March On 8/25/63 Wilkins appeared on "Neet The Press," NBC : ' Television Frogram, and was questioned enerally concerning the 8/28/6 © Wilkins said he did not anticipate any violence Yn connection with his activities in civil rights matters Wilkins traveled in various states, including Connectic Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Indiana, California, Pennsylvania, New York and Washington, D.C. The NY Office had established liaison with individuals in a number of groups sponsoring integration, one of which was Roy Wilkins of the NAACP, Star"9/1 9/63 REFERENCE SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER 157-6-150 (7) oo =A “Washington Evening ale oe (continued on next page) cad