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In the words of Jacksonâs granddaughter, Amber Holland, âShe was sadly mistaken.â
Jackson spent years calling to inquire about job openings, submitting applications and offering recommendations â all while working the assembly line at the former RCA Lancaster Tube Plant on New Holland Avenue. But there was one step in the application process that constantly caused her issues: the photograph.
When school officials noticed from her picture that she was a Black woman, theyâd reject her application, Holland said.
Eventually, Jackson took another approach. Every Friday, she spent the day sitting in the superintendentâs office, waiting for her opportunity to come. And, in 1961, it did.
Mourners gathered online and in-person at the Lancaster County Convention Center on Saturday morning to see the School District of Lancasterâs first Black principal laid to rest.
Leon âBuddyâ Glover, who died Feb. 11 of a massive stroke at 71, was a âbig bearâ who sought to bridge gaps in society, acting as a father figure and role model to many, Rev. Dr. Louis A. Butcher said in his eulogy.
âBuddy looked around and said âthereâs other gaps in our society,â Butcher said. âThereâs other gaps that need somebody to stand and make sure itâs healed and that itâs mended and that the walls around them are built up.ââ
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Leon B. Glover Jr., School District of Lancaster’s first Black principal, who was known as Buddy, died Feb. 11, two days after having a massive stroke, at age 71. As LNP | LancasterOnline s Alex Geli reported, “Glover, whose career at SDL spanned three decades, from 1971 to 2004, was a tutor, principal, assistant superintendent and interim superintendent. He was one vote shy of becoming superintendent in 2008, when the job went to former Pennsylvania Secretary of Education and current Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology President Pedro Rivera.” A public viewing will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday in the Heritage Ballroom at the Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square; those who attend will be required to wear masks and practice social distancing. A livestream of Glover’s homegoing service can be viewed at 11 a.m. Saturday at yourjourneychurch.com.