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The "Washington Cty News Service” on 2219257, in @ news release headed "NAACP," carried a statement by Roy Wilkins, Zxrecutive Secretary of the NAACP denying that the NAACP took advantage of the Supreme Court's ruling to push — desegregation tn Southern achools. The release tdicated the Wilkins’ statement was tesued in reply to a statement made by Dr. Omer Carmichael, Superintendent of Schools in Louis- ville, Ky. According to Wilkins the NAACP had been helpful in Louisville and was prepared to be helpful everywhere. 61-3176-A "Washington City News fService"™ 2019-57 (7) The "Washington Post and Times Herald" on 2~20-57, carried an article entitled: "Hducator Blames NAACP for Integration ‘chaos',"” The article contained statenents made by Roy Wilkins, NAACP Frecutive Secretary, in reply to renarks made by Omer Carmichael, Superintendent of Schools, Louisville, Ky. in an address at the American School Adninistrators Association Convention in Atlantic City, NJ. Dr, Carnichael stated in his address that the turmoil in the South was the result of "over -eagerness”" on the part of the NAACP to push too fast. He also asserted that agitation by white groups would not have developed except in response to unat appeared to them to he over = aggressiveness by the NAACP. According to Wilkins NAACP leaders in the South were adursed immediately after the 1954 Supreme Court decision of the tmportance for “calm reasonableness,” Wilkins declared that had been the spirit in which the NAACP had operated, 61-317/6-A "Washington Post and Tineg Herald", 2-20-57 (7) 4(duplicate clippinga)