
Senate Dem part of High School group that held 'Slave Day', used racial slur repeatedly in college writing
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Sen. Richard Blumenthal served as president of the student council at his high school amid a "Slave Day" fundraising event and later used a racial slur in college writings.
One of the student council's fundraising events, according to the yearbook, was the inaugural "Slave Day" on Nov. 21, 1962. Describing the event, the yearbook said a "large number of Upper School students worked at odd jobs around the neighborhood and helped to raise over two hundred dollars for the drive." Kyle Morris covers politics for Fox News. On Twitter: @RealKyleMorris.
The yearbook also noted that the "Slave Day" fundraiser "exemplified the kind of activity which the Council felt most important to the school, the leadership and the participation being completely under the incentive of the students."