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Roy Wilkins — Part 9
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. the National Civil Rights Mobilization sponsored by the NAACP in January, 1950.
- A top official of the CP criticized Wilkins and top leadership of the NAACP for the
_ efiocts of the organization to rid itself of all foresot coramunist assistance in the
Mob:tization. . 3
There are numerous other instances in the 1950's wherein Wilkins 1 w
xt allow his organization to participate in affairs with or sponsored by the CP. Tt
arty had set its sights on the NAACP with the intention to capture the organization
“2 it was said in one newspaper that the ultimate objective of the cP was to oust
y Wilkins.
The December, 1951, issue of the “American Magazine" carried an
article entitled "Stalin’s Greatest Defeat" which was written by Roy Wilkins. The
article set forth pertinent in‘ormation coacerning the CP's attempt over the years {
recruit the Negro people into the CP and stated that this recruitmeat had been met
ty failure. Within the Bureau, this article was considered a rather excellent treat
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Wilkins actually represented the Trotskyite element in the NAACP and although th
C= was not interested in taking over the NAACP, the CP did not want the Trotsky.
t: cake over. _Consecuently, the purpose of CP infiltration would be to combat Wil
ci. support White. As of December, 1954, Walter White was Chairman of the “I,
stip Conference on Civil Rights" and Roy Wilkins was Chairman of the Executive
Committee of the NAACP, (61-3176-914)
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