Roy Wilkins in Workman’s Disguise
From December 15, 1932 to January 5, 1933, Roy Wilkins and George Schuyler investigated conditions in the construction camps of contractors building levees along the Mississippi River from Memphis south to Vicksburg, Mississippi. The pair used the home of prominent businessman Robert R. Church, Jr. in Memphis as their headquarters. Church was the half brother of NAACP founder Mary Church Terrell.
From December 15, 1932 to January 5, 1933, Roy Wilkins and George Schuyler investigated conditions in the construction camps of contractors building levees along the Mississippi River from Memphis south to Vicksburg, Mississippi. The pair used the home of prominent businessman Robert R. Church, Jr. in Memphis as their headquarters. Church was the half brother of NAACP founder Mary Church Terrell.