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  2. Segregated prom - Wikipedia

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    Montgomery County, Georgia: In 2009, The New York Times and The Daily Telegraph both profiled the racially segregated prom in Montgomery County, Georgia. [ 4 ] [ 6 ] [ 24 ] [ 25 ] Wilcox County, Georgia : In 2013, the New York Times published an article about Wilcox County High School's first integrated prom, which took place that year, and was ...

  3. Mareshia Rucker - Wikipedia

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    When Mareshia Rucker was a high school senior in 2013 at Wilcox County High School in Georgia, USA, she led efforts to get her high school to hold a single, racially integrated, senior prom. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Previously her high school had only allowed students to attend racially segregated parties.

  4. Turner County High School - Wikipedia

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    However, Turner County High School did not integrate until 1970. Nonetheless, the school continued to host segregated proms until 2007. [5] In 2021, 70% of students voted in favor of changing the school's mascot to the Titan, citing ties to Confederate ideology. [6] [7]

  5. Proms are the latest superspreader events - AOL

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    Prom has "all the elements to facilitate the spread of COVID," Dr. Thomas Russo, professor and chief of infectious disease at the University at Buffalo in New York, tells Yahoo Life.

  6. Wilcox County High School - Wikipedia

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    In 2013, students organized the first private racially integrated prom, [2] and the school district announced that it would consider holding a school-sponsored integrated prom in 2014. [4] The first school-organized prom was held in 2014, and the school has held a prom each year since.

  7. Montgomery County, Georgia - Wikipedia

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    More recently, the county was noted for its practice of organizing segregated proms, a practice that had continued since integration of its schools in the 1970s. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] Following publicity about this practice, Montgomery County students took the initiative to integrate the prom in 2010.

  8. Officer describes confronting Apalachee High School shooter ...

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    A Georgia grand jury indicted accused shooter Colt Gray, 14, on 55 charges, including four counts of felony and malice murder. His father, Colin Gray, was indicted on 29 counts, including two ...

  9. What is the birthstone for December? Hint: There's actually ...

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    Thanks to the many holidays that take place during December, the month is almost synonymous with gift-giving. For some, receiving presents can occur beyond these seasonal holidays, especially if ...