Parkdale in Cincinnati in Hamilton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Eckstein School
1915-1958
Erected 2010 by Village of Glendale, The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 77-31.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1928.
Location. 39° 16.588′ N, 84° 28.193′ W. Marker is in Cincinnati, Ohio, in Hamilton County. It is in Parkdale. Marker is at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Church Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Washington Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cincinnati OH 45246, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Maple Knoll Village (approx. half a mile away); First Children's International Summer Village (approx. 0.6 miles away); Glendale (approx. 0.7 miles away); Village of Glendale (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Cincinnati Hamilton Turnpike (approx. 0.8 miles away); Old Saint Mary Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); Morgan’s Raid Through Springdale (approx. 1.1 miles away); Taken for Granite? (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cincinnati.
Additional commentary.
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I was born in nearby Glendale in 1951 and lived on Cleveland Ave across the Railroad tracks from the village Square. My parents along with others living on Cleveland and Willow avenues went to the Cincinnati NAACP and sued the state of Ohio. Ohio, I was told, claimed to know nothing about the segregated school in Glendale. As a result the children of those plaintiffs were “allowed” to attend the white school on Congress Avenue.
I started kindergarten at the white school. My sisters 5 and 7 years older than me, were transferred along with other plaintiff's children from the Eckstein School to the Congress Avenue School. Black children on the other end of town continued to attend Eckstein until 1958 when they joined us at Congress Avenue.
— Submitted January 15, 2024, by Terry J Saunders of Jamaica, New York.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 9, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 7, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 548 times since then and 40 times this year. Last updated on May 4, 2021, by Robert Baughman of Bellefontaine, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 7, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.