The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-12-29
Let's Look at the Record

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ury for this purpose.
Further to make clear their position over
1000 white citizens Of Prince Edward coun-
IL signed a petition and presented it to the
Board Of Supervisors on May 3. 1885, al
firming their previously expressed opinion,
namely,
we affirm our conviction that the sepaia-
ton of the races in public schools OF this
county is absolutely necessary and do affirm
that we prefer to abandon public schools and,
educate our own children In some other way
if that be necessary to preserve separation OF
the races in the schools of this county
Legal maneuvers on the State level be-
gan in 1856. The referendum to legalize ex-
listing tuition grants, the lnterposltlon res
olution, and the massive resistance program
materialized. Other Southern states sought
WAYS and means to avoid disaster to public
schools Legal pressures by NAACP pre-
duced the Little Rock situation. ln the
meantime Southern Negroes began an I'M
migration to Northern cities. Problems
have developed in New York, Philadelphia,
Cleveland, Detroit, Buffalo, Chicago, some
leading to riots and complete breakdown
Of race relations, pleasing nobody but the
Communists.
During 1857, the NAACP legal staff
pushed to force racial integatlon in Prince
Edward County's schools. The case was
heard by Judge Sterling Hutchinson in 1857,
and reached the L. S. Supreme Court re-
sulting in Judge Hutcheson's decision in
August 1858, setting tentative date for
n ~,
1868
The NAACP legal staff appealed this
decision, and in May 1859, the Federal dis
trict court reversed Judge Hutchinson and
ordered him to force desegregation in the
County's schools in September 1859. a stay
Of the order was sought and denied by the
Fourth District Federal Court. An appeal
to the u. S. Supreme Court was made and
denied. The Prince Edward Board Of Super
visors refused to levy taxes for raclally
integrated schools.
Thus the EAACP forced Prince Edward
County to abandon public schools
The Prince Edward School Foundation
went into action to provide education for
the white children Schools were organized
and are being operated successfully to the
satisfaction of the patrons, the teachers
and the pupils.
Prince Edward Negro citizens, abandon
ed by their NAACP-inspired leaders, were
discouraged in providing education for their
children which can be accomplished through
the plan of scholarship grants provided
WE
Prince Edward are suffering the fate Of
being paWns in the hands Of pressure poll
ticians, more intent upon migrating the
races, thereby stirring racial tensions, than
in educating and developing the Negro
people.
Southside School, Inc formed by a
group Of sincere white people interested
in the progress of theft community, offer
the opportunity of an education now to
the Negro children who are school-less be-
cause of the actions of the NAACP For
this they are called "benighted individuals
-. trying to entice you away from your
rights
The NAACP offers speeches to the
adults, candy and nuts for children they
have rendered school-less, and the South
side Schools, Inc, directed by sincere white
citizens offer leadership in establishing
education for the children. The NAACP is
controlled in New York; the Southside
Schools, Inc, is operated by Prince Edward
people. A decision has to be made by the
Negro people Of Prince Edward.
Chuck[es in the Press