Howard Univ. Students Outraged After White Teacher Holds Mock Slave Auction In Class

A White professor at HBCU Howard University held a mock slave auction in class while teaching a lesson Frederick Douglass.
The Caged Bird Magazine reports that on March 9, a professor at the school known as “the Mecca” began teaching from Douglass‘ slave narrative. To drive the points home, he elected to hold an impromptu mock slave auction. He instructed one of the Black male students to stand in front of the class and asked the students to start examining his height, weight,