The Eckstein School 1950s (Continued)

Newspapers, both local and national followed the story closely, and the Millcreek Valley News printed an editorial on the topic.

Millcreek Valley News, 10/16/1952

The community was divided. The week following the Eckstein Editorial, the letters page of the Millcreek Valley News printed the following responses:

From the Letters to editor from The Millcreek Valley News, 10/23/1952

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) passed a resolution condemning the Glendale policy of “maintaining separate elementary schools for white and Negro children.”

From The Millcreek Valley News, 10/9/1952
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