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Illinois High School Students Walk Out Over Blackface Photos, Videos

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May 03, 2019
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One thousand students at an Illinois high school participated in a walkout following a social media post of white students wearing blackface. Four students at Homewood-Flossmoor High School (HFHS) in Flossmoor, Illinois posted photos of themselves in blackface on social media. They also recorded a video where they went through a fast food drive-thru whi…

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