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Mississippi teacher s slavery letter assignment sparks outrage

A Mississippi middle school is facing backlash after a teacher gave an assignment to his students that has sparked outrage among parents and the community. Pretend like you are a slave working on a plantation in Mississippi, the assignment reads. Write a letter to your family back in Africa or in another American state describing your life. A copy of the assignment, given by a teacher at Purvis Middle School, was shared on social networking sites along with a letter of apology, which is signed by Principal Frank Bunnell. Purvis Middle School principal responds to slave-writing assignment In the letter, Bunnell apologizes but says the assignment was intended to bring attention to the horrors of slavery in a way that would have more meaning to the students.

A school in the US asked 8th graders to pretend they were slaves and write letters home to Africa

School Slammed for Assignment Asking Students to Pretend They re Enslaved

| Credit: Google Maps A Mississippi school district is facing criticism after a class assignment asked middle schoolers to put themselves in the shoes of an enslaved person, and write letters to friends and family. The assignment given to eighth-graders at Purvis Middle School told students to pretend like you are a slave working on a Mississippi plantation, according to a screenshot of the assignment that Black Lives Matter Mississippi posted to Twitter. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow Following You ll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications. The students were then instructed to write a letter to your family back in Africa or in another American state describing their lives, their journey to America and their daily tasks.

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