Pop quiz: Do you think teachers and school officials who don’t see why African American students (and others) were upset to have been asked to sing, “Jump down, turn around, pick a bale of cotton” at ...

HAS DROPPED A SONG FROM ITS CONCERT LIST AFTER A PARENT COMPLAINED THE LYRICS ARE RACIST. A SEVENTH GRADER FROM INDIAN HILLS JUNIOR HIGH TOLD HER MOM SHE DIDN’T WANT TO SING PICK A BALE OF COTTON.

An Iowa junior high school dropped an American folk song from an upcoming spring concert after a parent complained the lyrics were racist, the Des Moines Register reported. >> Read more trending news ...

I was taught that song in middle school in 7 th grade. I even remember my music teacher telling us how to pronounce the words: “Say ‘pick a bale’a cotton’ not pick a bale of cotton.’” You may have ...

A West Des Moines junior high school dropped the song "Pick a Bale of Cotton" after a parent complained that the song's lyrics are racist. Students at Indian Hills Junior High were rehearsing the ...

An Iowa junior high school dropped an American folk song from an upcoming spring concert after a parent complained the lyrics were racist, the Des Moines Register reported. Students at Indian Hills ...