PROM NIGHT IN MISSISSIPPI"DOCUMENTARY"
Tonight, July 20 @ 8pm HBO
In 1997, actor Morgan Freeman offered to pay for the senior prom at Charleston High School in Mississippi, on one condition: it had to be racially integrated. His offer was ignored. Ten years later, he offered again--and this time, the school board accepted and Charleston High had its first integrated prom...though not without opposition. HBO presents this illuminating film that follows the efforts of students as they prepare for the groundbreaking dance in a Delta town where change does not come easily--and where the Oscar(R)-winning Freeman's generosity ends up fanning flames of racism among several generations of Charleston residents. (TV14)
Tonight, July 20 @ 8pm HBO
In 1997, actor Morgan Freeman offered to pay for the senior prom at Charleston High School in Mississippi, on one condition: it had to be racially integrated. His offer was ignored. Ten years later, he offered again--and this time, the school board accepted and Charleston High had its first integrated prom...though not without opposition. HBO presents this illuminating film that follows the efforts of students as they prepare for the groundbreaking dance in a Delta town where change does not come easily--and where the Oscar(R)-winning Freeman's generosity ends up fanning flames of racism among several generations of Charleston residents. (TV14)
**The documentary will air various times until September 7***
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