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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 ...
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.
Inspired by the true story of an African American teenager who shook up a small town where high school proms had been racially segregated for decades. Amid the protests of the community and with the help of a newspaper reporter who returns to her hometown to cover the story, the two women are able to reverse decades of racist tradition and make history, at least for one night.
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]
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.
The Wham! star is calling via video from Central London, where “the pedicabs are playing it, so it’s a constant reminder,” he says with both amusement and pride, pausing for another listen ...
This changed in 1990 after parents convinced the school board to rescind the policy and allow for a single, school sanctioned prom. [7] [8] New School Building. In September 2019, the school board announced the construction of a new high school. The new school will be located between the cities of Fort Valley and Byron, Georgia. [9]
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