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The 14-year-old twins said they felt “humiliated and confused” after their teacher at Sacajawea Middle School in Washington had students pick cotton as a classroom assignment.
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  • June 4, 2021

Black students ‘humiliated’ by cotton-picking assignment

The 14-year-old twins said they felt “humiliated and confused” after their teacher at Sacajawea Middle School in Washington had students pick cotton as a classroom assignment.

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