Roy Wilkins shows Sen. Edward M. Kennedy how to place a medal around the neck of Sen. Edward W. Brooke

Enjoying a light moment, Roy Wilkins (R), executive director of the NAACP, shows Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (C) how to place the Springarn Medal around the neck of Sen. Edward W. Brooke. Senator Brooke was presented the medal for “distinguished achievement” as a public servant. Event was at NAACP Convention in Boston on July 11, 1967. (UPI Photo/Files)