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RARE PHOTOS: Virginia high school under fire after black students bullied during history lesson featuring raw cotton | Rare Historical Photos

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Riverside High School in Virginia, where a lesson involving a piece of raw cotton caused controversy - (Google Maps)

Parents have accused a Virginia high school of failing to protect Black students after a history lesson involving a piece of raw cotton allegedly led to bullying and harassment.

Officials at Riverside High School in Loudoun County, in the DC metro area, confirmed that a teacher had passed the cotton around during a lesson about slavery and the cotton industry last Thursday.

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