I went to Nature's Classroom (the camp mentioned in the article) sometime around 2001. I remember the slavery re-enactment, but don't remember any use of the n-

I went to Nature's Classroom (the camp mentioned in the article) sometime around 2001. I remember the slavery re-enactment, but don't remember any use of the n-word or threats of whipping. We mostly just ran around in the woods one evening and hid from "slave owners" behind buildings. I imagine there was some education going on but I don't really remember. I never considered at the time if re-enacting slavery was appropriate for a 5th grader, and hadn't really thought about the re-enactment until reading about it now.