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Restraint urged in testing civil rights bill by NAACP leader
NAACP executive secretary Roy Wilkins urged smart cautious methods in testing the new civil rights law, warning against loud tactics that might diminish progress. He spoke at the 55th annual convention and contrasted himself with other leaders pushing aggressive testing strategies. Also reported were the release of three jailed civil rights workers in Mississippi after an alleged church bombing probe, and Mississippi lawmakers preparing a special session on private school legislation to avoid desegregation.
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Washington
Roy Wilkins
Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Martin Luther King I
James Farmer
Congress of Raci
al Equality
Philadelphia
Miss
Council of Federated Organizations
COFO
Neshoba County
James Chaney
Meridian
Andy Goodman
Queens
New York
Mickey Schwerner
Chaney
FBI
Jackson
Mississippi
Defense Department