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BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2013-04-04 12:38
ROCHELLE, GA -
They share the classroom, the football field, and the baseball diamond, but the school is still holding on to a vestige of this country's darkest days of segregation.
"We're embarrassed, it's embarrassing," exclaimed Stephanie Sinnot, Mareshia Rucker, Quanesha Wallace, and Keela Bloodworth.
The group has been friends since the 4th grade and they say they do everything together, except prom night.
"We are all friends," said Stephanie. "That's just kind of not right that we can't go to prom together."
Stephanie and Keela are white and Mareshia and Quanesha are black. They're seniors at Wilcox County High School, a school that has never held an integrated prom during its existence.
"There's a white prom and there's an integrated prom," said Keela.
The rule is strictly enforced, any race other than Caucasian wouldn't dare to attend the white prom.
"They would probably have the police come out there and escort them off the premises," said Keela.
That was the case just last year as a biracial student was turned away by police. It's been that way for as long as anyone can remember and it doesn't stop at prom. Homecoming is also segregated. Normally, there would be a court for each race, but for the first time the school decided to elect only one homecoming court, Quanesha won. But there were still two separate dances.
"I felt like there had to be a change," said Quanesha. "For me to be a black person and the king to be a white person, I felt like why can't we come together."
Quanesha wasn't invited to the white homecoming. In fact, the pair took separate pictures for the school yearbook.
"When people around here are set in their ways, they are not to adamant to change," said Marishia.
So the girls are taking matters into their own hands.
"If we don't change it nobody else will," said Keela.
They're part of a group of students organizing a prom for everyone to attend, called the "Integrated Prom", but everyone is not fond of the idea.
"I put up posters for the "Integrated Prom" and we've had people ripping them down at the school," said Keela.
The group says they will continue to make progress even though there doesn't seem to be much motivation to change.
"We need to stick with the tradition," Quanesha said mockingly. "This is a traditional thing we don't need to change and stuff like that, but why? No one can answer my question.
"Exactly," responded Keela. "They think nothing's broken so don't fix it."
There will still be two proms this year. Neither proms are financed by or allowed to take place at Wilcox County High School. The students said that when they pushed for one prom, the school offered a resolution to permit an integrated prom that would allow all students to attend but not stop segregated proms.
The group also has a Facebook page named "Integrated Prom" to gain support and are also hosting several fund-raising events to pay for the prom.
http://www.wsav.com/story/21866654/macon-students-fight-segregated-prom
Wait a minute
this isn't the Onion News
and we're living in 2013
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Blassreiter wrote on 2013-04-04 13:42
Macon? Lee Everett wont like the news of this. But of course, thats the nutshell of southern 'murica for you despite it being 2013.
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Kaeporo wrote on 2013-04-04 14:31
This isn't terribly surprising. Having lived in Georgia for a few years now, I have to say that I preferred life in Africa.
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Osayidan wrote on 2013-04-04 15:54
This seriously still happens?
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Natural Harmonia Gropius wrote on 2013-04-04 16:37
Quote from Osayidan;1062782:
This seriously still happens?
Yes. If you are anything other than a white heterosexual christian male then you are considered worthless down here.
Have I mentioned I hate living in this state?
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BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2013-04-04 16:40
Quote from Natural Harmonia Gropius;1062793:
Yes. If you are anything other than a white heterosexual christian male then you are considered worthless down here.
Have I mentioned I hate living in this state?
multiple times
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Natural Harmonia Gropius wrote on 2013-04-04 16:46
Quote from BobYoMeowMeow;1062794:
multiple times
Well, I hate living in this state. It isn't a great place to live, and I don't recommend anyone move here.
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Drizzit wrote on 2013-04-04 17:40
>2013
>Segregating Schools
>ISHYGDDT
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Sumpfkraut wrote on 2013-04-04 18:11
Wow, I mean, just wow. This is more bonkers than NK's "threat".
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Ashikoki wrote on 2013-04-04 18:32
Quote from Natural Harmonia Gropius;1062796:
Well, I hate living in this state. It isn't a great place to live, and I don't recommend anyone move here.
You might want to consider moving out.
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Natural Harmonia Gropius wrote on 2013-04-04 18:43
Quote from Ashikoki;1062847:
You might want to consider moving out.
That requires money I don't have and probably won't have anytime soon. Though I do intend to move somewhere else eventually.
S> My soul for ability to move away from here and be able to support myself financially.
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Ashikoki wrote on 2013-04-04 19:22
Quote from Natural Harmonia Gropius;1062857:
That requires money I don't have and probably won't have anytime soon. Though I do intend to move somewhere else eventually.
S> My soul for ability to move away from here and be able to support myself financially.
Not implying that you have the money for this now, but for planning sakes, know that you don't have to amass a massive amount of money and secure a job thousands of miles away before leaving home.
There are plenty of cheap temporary housing available, like renting out a room in a house or finding room mate wanted ads on craigslist for cheap 4 room apartments. And then you just apply at the local service chains which are usually very easy to get employed at, and work with it until you can find a better job or a better place to move to.
If you're looking for a dream job half the country away with the starting money to get a nice 1 room apartment for yourself, you'll probably be stuck living where you are for a very long time.
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Natural Harmonia Gropius wrote on 2013-04-04 19:24
Quote from Ashikoki;1062889:
craigslist
No.
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Ashikoki wrote on 2013-04-04 19:32
Quote from Natural Harmonia Gropius;1062891:
No.
Gotta make sacrifices if you wanna start a new life!
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Cynic wrote on 2013-04-04 19:41
How this is even legal? I mean.. you really can't get any more blatantly racist than this. Surely they have at least one or two anti-discrimination laws?