Howard University White Professor Under Investigation For Holding Mock Slave Auction

A professor at Howard University is currently under investigation for allegedly holding a "mock slack auction" in his classroom. And yes, you guessed it: he's white.

The class was learning about Frederick Douglass when the professor told one of the only black students in the room to stand up. He then explained to the class how slaves were examined before they were bought, and went on to EXAMINE his student.

The professor asked the "healthy looking" student to stand up, considering slave buyers would look for a slave that looks like him. Then once the professor said "turn around so we can see your buttocks," the class shut the professor down.

“Personally I’m upset because I feel as though you can’t really have a mock slave auction at an HBCU, especially a professor of a different race,” said student Corey Jefferson. “I feel a little bit disrespected by that because I feel like we are past that. That was years before this and now we are at a different age. It doesn’t feel right.”

“It’s very disappointing to hear that, especially a professor anywhere here at Howard,” said student Grant Edwards. “I guess we just got to hope to understand why he would choose to do that and try to move on from there. Kind of to understand how to prevent that and why that would be a necessary thing.”

Howard University is currently investigating the situation.