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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1963
Page
2
Roy Wilkins of the NAACP told a Coe college audience that a free nation must guarantee individual liberty and end racial segregation. He cited past lynchings, judicial misuses, unequal pay, and disfranchisement as barriers, urging federal action and executive orders to end segregation and advance integration.
University of Pittsburgh political scientist Dr George Duggar and NAACP official Roy Wilkins spoke at Coe college about urban renewal. Duggar warned the power can achieve or harm, citing relocation problems in Pittsburgh. Wilkins discussed minority fears, housing, and access to parks and recreation amid city growth and neighborhood change.
The speaker critiques racial stereotypes noting that many Negroes avoid crime and respect property. He argues occupancy rules affect neighborhood integrity and that one family per home should apply to all residents. The record claims the Negro group upholds property values as well as others.
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