4th Grade Homework Assignment Asking Students To ‘Give 3 Good Reasons For Slavery’ Draws Backlash

BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A homework assignment asking students to “give three good reasons for slavery” that was intended to start a dialogue in a fourth grade English class has instead caused an uproar at Our Redeemer Lutheran School in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.
A teacher at the school handed out the assignment to students on Jan. 8 and the backlash from parents was immediate.
Trameka Brown-Berry, one of the stunned parents, posted a photo of her son’s homework online. She told