Assignment at Mississippi middle school asks students to âpretend like you are a slaveâ
By Stephanie Weaver
FULL INTERVIEW: Parent speaks out after assignment at Mississippi middle school
La Cree Jackson, a parent of a seventh-grader at the school, told FOX Television Stations that the assignment was really distasteful.
LOS ANGELES - A photo of a Mississippi middle school teacher’s writing assignment on slavery has gone viral and is drawing heavy criticism online, with many saying it trivializes and ignores the facts of slavery.
The assignment was given Wednesday to eighth-graders at Purvis Middle School, where students were asked to pretend like you are a slave working on a Mississippi plantation and write a letter to your family back in Africa or in another American state describing your life.
Assignment at Mississippi middle school asks students to pretend like you are a slave
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Assignment at Mississippi middle school asks students to pretend like you are a slave
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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.
Pretend like you are a slave : Mississippi teacher s assignment sparks outrage
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