Roger Wilkins Biography

Roger Wilkins, author of Jefferson's Pillow: The Founding Fathers and the Dilemma of Black Patriotism, served as Assistant Attorney General during the Johnson Administration. He has been both witness to and participant in some of the major historical events of our time, from the Civil Rights movement to Watergate to the campaign to free Nelson Mandela and end apartheid.

In a distinguished journalism career, Wilkins has written for both The New York Times and The Washington Post. While on the editorial page staff of The Washington Post, he was cited by the Pulitzer Prize committee in 1972 for Watergate coverage along with Woodward, Bernstein, and Herblock. Wilkins is a regular commentator on The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer and has appeared on Frontline and The American Experience. He currently serves as chairman of the NAACP Crisis magazine and is a contributor to Mother Jones. He also frequently appears on the op-ed pages of The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, The Village Voice, and Sojourner.

Wilkin's autobiography, A Man's Life, was reprinted in 1991, and he was co-editor with Fred Harris of Quiet Riots in 1988. Among an array of public service activities, he serves as Chair of the Board of Trustees of the African American Institute and as a member of the Board of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. In 2001, Wilkins became a member of the school board of the District of Columbia.

Wilkins is a professor of history at George Mason University and received both his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Michigan.

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