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Racist 'promposal' invitation stirs backlash at Florida high school

Name: Racist prom proposal stirs backlash at Riverview high school in Florida
Uploaded: 2018-04-24T12:29:00.000Z
Duration: 1 min 14 s
Description: A Florida school district is investigating a student's prom proposal using a poster that read "If I was black I'd be picking cotton, but I'm white so I'm picking u 4 Prom?" Students in the community say this is a good thing to talk about, "because you have to recognize something to change it." WFLA's John Rogers reports.

A Florida school district is investigating a student's prom proposal using a poster that read "If I was black I'd be picking cotton, but I'm white so I'm picking u 4 Prom?" Students in the community say this is a good thing to talk about, "because you have to recognize something to change it." WFLA's John Rogers reports.