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 Black
and white students at Wilcox County High School in Georgia have
attended classes together but have had two separate proms for decades.
A prom in the United States is a formal dance party held for high
school students, usually in their final year. A racially segregated prom
has been the practice since the school
was founded about 40 years ago.
However, the seniors at Wilcox County High School have recently
held an integrated prom for the first time ever. Thanks to a group
of students taking a strong stance against
racism in the school, which had come under fire from local
citizens, the school has finally been able to tear down racial barriers
among its students.
 In
fact, the separated prom was never organized by the school. Two
organizing committees - one
for white students and one for black students - have held the prom
respectively and independently despite state
law prohibiting racial segregation. That
is why this racist practice has been continued for so long.
Still, some school officials and a number of parents of white students
are showing lukewarm reactions to the
integrated prom, and prefer the segregated prom as they did before.
On the other hand, the students are hoping that people will cast away the prejudices that led to a
segregated prom, and that there is no talk about racism ever again,
at least among young students. |
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