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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What region? I'm a bit younger, class of '96. Probably just a few years past Gen X, but I had older siblings too. Don't remember this ever being a thing, but our Catholic school's charity auction every year had a few people auction off 'work for a day' type things where a sophomore or junior would come to your house and do odd chores. Never referenced slaves, though.[/quote] OP here. Central Ohio public school. Apparently it started in the 1970s as a paint a freshman day and somewhere along the line it became freshman slave day. There was an auction and everything. Most kids were made to do things like carry books or wash cars but some were humiliated, boys made to dress like girls etc. And I have heard of the inverse where seniors were auctioned. My alma mater was pretty progressive too, which is why I am kind of amazed as I think back. Of course we also had a student smoking lounge at the time. Definitely a different era.[/quote]
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