FoxNews, Your Source for Evil™ has this story about kids in Albany, Georgia. Just to show that everything wrong in the world ISN'T confined to Alabama:
A year after holding their first integrated prom, some students at Taylor County High School have decided to again hold a separate, private party for whites only.
While many whites say they still plan to attend next week's integrated prom, the decision to hold the whites-only prom this Friday saddened senior Gerica McCrary, who helped organize last year's dance.
"I cried," said McCrary, who is black. "The black juniors said, 'Our prom is open to everyone. If you want to come, come."'
Juniors are in charge of planning the prom each year and last year they decided to have just one dance — the first integrated prom in 31 years in the rural Georgia county 150 miles south of Atlanta.
Until then, parents and students organized separate proms for whites and blacks after school officials stopped sponsoring dances, in part because they wanted to avoid problems arising from interracial dating.
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Re: Fear and Loathing in Albany, Georgia
amazing and yet no so amazing. its amazing that such abject ignornace still persists and yet i know it does and it will.
Re: Fear and Loathing in Albany, Georgia
I think it would be a great idea to check up on your sources before posting a story. I am from Albany, GA though I am now attending college elsewhere. Taylor County high school did not sound very familiar to me when I read the article, so I did a web search for it. Taylor County is just outside of Augusta, GA not Albany. Augusta is in an opposite corner of GA about 100-150 miles away. While Albany may not be the MENSA world headquarters, they are at least integrated. Just thought YA'LL should be aware.
Re: Fear and Loathing in Albany, Georgia
It does not matter what city in Georgia this is in,..just the fact that it still exists is the problem.
Re: Fear and Loathing in Albany, Georgia
Well, blame it on Fox News, not cooper. They're the ones who put Albany in the byeline.
Re: Fear and Loathing in Albany, Georgia
Yea, Fox News is screwy. If you click on the "Photo" link to the right of the article, the photo caption places the high school in Columbus, GA. Which is about 2 hours away from Albany (I think). Hmm..."Journalism, Fair and Accurate" my ass...
Re: Fear and Loathing in Albany, Georgia
err..."Fair and Balanced" that is...I'd like to be accurate when insulting Fox News' accuracy...
Re: Fear and Loathing in Albany, Georgia
Yeah, nice to see Fox News continuing their high marks for journalistic excellence.
Re: Fear and Loathing in Albany, Georgia
regardless, props to antitrustworthy for pointing this out. pert near missed it!