Story out of Jackson, Michigan:
This story is not about the movie “12 Years a Slave.” This is about the YMCA, known for helping young people become responsible citizens facing questions about whether the organization put innocent fifth-graders through the traumatic experience of slavery by making them act as slaves at one of its camp programs.
At night during the camp, according to two African-American parents, their children were made to act as slaves on the auction block while some teachers and camp instructors acted as slave masters, chasing them on real horsebacks.
The activity, called “Underground Railroad,” is dubbed by the YMCA as an educational experience. But for parent Tiffany Birchett, the slavery re-enactment last year traumatized her 10-year-old daughter, Makayla Birchett. The mother’s complaint reached the doors of the ACLU of Michigan this year, which wasted no time in forcing the YMCA to immediately halt the activity. Cont.
Story from - Detroit News
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