Two of the families of the children involved in an incident at a Marthaās Vineyard summer camp which has caused racial concerns are speaking out.Ā
A nine-year-old black boy had a tent strap placed around his neck by two white boys about his age at the Chilmark Community Center in July.Ā
A civil rights attorney for the black child's family tells the Marthaās Vineyard Times they disagree with a report from the Chilmark Town Affairs Committee that there was no evidence of overt racism.Ā
Meanwhile, the Times also published comments from a father of one of the white boys.Ā
He called the investigation of the camp incident a "witch hunt."Ā