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In reply to the discussion: Georgia’s Republican governor won’t endorse town’s first racially integrated prom [View all]klook
(13,585 posts)57. Wilcox County school system claims it doesn't sponsor a prom
and that there are only private parties called "proms":
Recently the high school has received some negative publicity for hosting segregated proms, but that is simply not true. The high school does not host a prom at all, and groups of students who host private parties have referred to the parties as their proms. The school sytem has no influence over private parties, but we are encouraged by recent events.
- http://www.wilcox.k12.ga.us/
- http://www.wilcox.k12.ga.us/
Coverage from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Wilcox school chief applauds student effort to integrate proms, but stresses that these arent school events
by Maureen Downey
Wilcox County Schools finds itself in the unflattering eye of a social media storm after reports of its segregated proms a vestige of 1970s integration when many high schools stopped sponsoring proms and it fell to parents to organize the dances hit the newspapers, TV stations and Facebook.
The south Georgia school system is now addressing the surge in media attention, correcting a few misconceptions. Namely, that it sponsors these black and white proms. - more
by Maureen Downey
Wilcox County Schools finds itself in the unflattering eye of a social media storm after reports of its segregated proms a vestige of 1970s integration when many high schools stopped sponsoring proms and it fell to parents to organize the dances hit the newspapers, TV stations and Facebook.
The south Georgia school system is now addressing the surge in media attention, correcting a few misconceptions. Namely, that it sponsors these black and white proms. - more
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Georgia’s Republican governor won’t endorse town’s first racially integrated prom [View all]
DonViejo
Apr 2013
OP
maybe he is KKK, where is the kkk membership list? someone ask the Gov if he is a member.
Sunlei
Apr 2013
#13
It will be a far better day when the last of the old white rednecks are dead. They have done such a
RKP5637
Apr 2013
#6
Quite true it seems ... bigots and racists seem to be a regressive part of human nature. n/t
RKP5637
Apr 2013
#16
Not taking sides? It's not your job to side with one 'side' over the the other, accept all or git.
freshwest
Apr 2013
#11
Pathetic - the fact that he sees 'sides' here at all tells us what side he's on...
petronius
Apr 2013
#17
In an environment where segregated proms are still a thing? He likely would. (nt)
Posteritatis
Apr 2013
#34
The republican mind at work. He doesn't want to "take sides". Well him not taking
southernyankeebelle
Apr 2013
#26
Deal was elected by yahoos in Georgia because he is a bigot. He's just paying loyal yahoos back.
Hoyt
Apr 2013
#27
It still does - the integrated one was set up separately by some students. (nt)
Posteritatis
Apr 2013
#39
Wait... "First racially integrated prom"? You accidentally posted an article from 1962, right?
drm604
Apr 2013
#47
Please explain how, in this day and age, there was even such a thing as a segregated prom, unless
spicegal
Apr 2013
#50
This shouldn't surprise anyone. I'm from Georgia originally. The state is moving backwards...
Liberal_Stalwart71
Apr 2013
#54