In carrying out the U.S. Supreme Court's decision against segregation in the public schools, the nation's capital was supposed to be the nation's model. But last week it seemed for a while as if the model had fallen apart. At school after school, ugly demonstrations erupted.
Anacostia High School staged the biggest ruckus. There, 300 white students stayed away from their classes, while 300 more gathered outside the building to boo the Negroes who had recently been transferred to the school. Meanwhile, at Mc-Kinley High School, 150 students began a similar demonstration. Next day,...
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