-He believed in achieving social equality through legislation and Constitutional backing, and during speeches, urged African Americans to embrace U.S. Citizenship

-He went on to become an advocate of black-owned bank lending power and met with various U.S. presidents to advocate on his constituency's behalf

-Wilkins strongly opposed militancy in the movement for civil rights as represented by the "black power" movement.

-He was a strong critic of racism in any form regardless of its creed, color or political motivation, and also declared that violence and racial separation of blacks and whites were not the answer

His beliefs