Social justice activists at a New York high school successfully shut down a production of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” after a white student landed a lead role. Protests of the production began when an African-American student quit Ithaca High School’s musical production due to the role of Esmeralda being given to a white classmate. “It shows you that theater wasn’t made for you," the student told the Ithaca Journal. SUI stressed “the book and the musical should not be conflated” because the musical is only “inspired” by Hugo’s manuscript. “In addition, we ask that you please stay engaged as we continually work to create community-wide support for our students and school community.”After the cancelation, the student group made more demands in a recent Facebook post.

Source: Fox News February 06, 2018 20:07 UTC