Roy Wilkins Part 04

ED The "Washington Star" on 8-22-56, carried an editorial entitled "Moderation Prevails." It was noted in the editorial that Roy Wilkins, as spokesman for the NAACP, had stated that the Republican plank on civil rights and school desegregation was a "thin shade stronger" than the plank adopted by the Democrats. According to the editorial there was no significant difference between the two planks. 62-101087-A "Wash.