Summer To-Do List: Watch This Movie

by The Hairpin Sponsors

In 1970, Charleston, Mississippi allowed black students into their white high school, but kept their senior prom segregated — until five years ago when Morgan Freeman made an offer to finance an integrated prom. The school board accepted and history was made. Incredibly moving, Prom Night in Mississippi exposes sensitive and deeply rooted race issues that continue to haunt the U.S. through discussions among students, families, faculty members and even Freeman.

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