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Georgia Students Attend School’s 1st Racially Integrated Prom

HeadlineApr 29, 2013

In Wilcox County, Georgia, high school students attended the school’s first-ever racially integrated prom on Saturday night. Organized by students fed up with the local history of holding two proms — one for white students and the other for students of color — the integrated prom drew an outpouring of support from around the world. Click here to see our interview with two students and a mom who helped plan the prom.

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