Small-town South Dakota rodeo club cancels slave auction after outpouring of anger on social media
The rodeo club in Faith, South Dakota had advertised a slave/branding auction for next Monday, until apparently pulling the event. One state legislator says the derogatorily-named charities have been routinely held across western South Dakota. Written By: Christopher Vondracek | ×
PIERRE, S.D. A so-called slave auction fundraiser for a rodeo booster club in Faith, S.D., has been scuttled after social media exploded with anger, calling the longtime event s name racist and derogatory.
The president of the school board in Faith, Scott Vance, told Forum News Service on Thursday, April 21 the event scheduled for next Monday is not associated with the school. He declined to comment more.
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