When you think of racial integration, you don't think of it happening recently do you? Well it just so happens that for the first time at a school in Georgia, "students are organizing an integrated dance" according the CNN in the article, ''New tradition' for Georgia students: Their first racially integrated prom'. We don't think of this being a problem anymore, because it is not a big deal in our school or anywhere around us. Although, some schools in different states, like this one in Georgia, still have some problems with racial discrimination. According to the article, "White students from Wilcox County attend one. Black students, another. They’re private events organized by parents and students, not the school district." So, not only were there two separate proms, but the school did not even organize the black student's prom. The students and their parents organized the whole event, which is really really sad and depressing.
I cannot imagine our school not including a certain group of people in our prom because of their race. Just like our school, their students, "go to classes together and play sports together and hang out together.." Leaving some of our students and teammates out of going to one of the biggest events of the year would be absolutely horrible. I feel like our entire school is a huge family, and leaving some out because of their color is not right at all. Knowing that, "Wilcox County is not the only place with a racially segregated prom" makes me sick. Teenagers make so many memories when they're in High School, and this probably wouldn't be true without their friends. Your High School Prom is one of the most memorable events you will have in your life, and if you didn't have all of your friends there to experience it with you, it just would not be the same.
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