A federal lawsuit accuses the Oak Park Elementary School District in Illinois of racial discrimination. The district sparked outrage after two Black students were given cotton as part of a class assignment about slavery.
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Autumn Shelton, 13, shared with ABC7 Chicago a disturbing incident at Percy Julian Middle School. During a lesson on slavery, her history teacher gave bags of cotton only to Black students. Autumn was then asked to pick and clean the cotton for the entire class period, making her uncomfortable and confused. “She let us pick it for the entire class period. I didn’t really understand why at first, but I knew it didn’t feel right,” the student explained. Following this, Shelton’s mother, Candace Ward, posted a photo of the cotton on Facebook in April, sparking concerns among parents in the Oak Park school district…