Atlanta Girls' School 10th Anniversary Celebration of Thought, Prom Night in Mississippi Documentary February 2, 2010

In 1997, Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman offered to pay for the senior prom at Charleston High School in MIssissippi under one condition: the prom had to be racially integrated. His offer was ignored. In 2008, Freeman offered again; this time the school board accepted and history was made. Charleston High School had its first-ever integrated prom-in 2008. Until then, blacks and whites had separate proms even though their classrooms had been integrated for decades. Canadian filmmaker Paul Saltzman follows students, teachers and parents in the lead-up to the big day.

The event will take place on February 2, 2010 at 7:00 pm and will feature a film-showing in the Rich Auditorium at the Woodruff Arts Center followed by an intimate question and answer session with film producer-director, Paul Saltzman.

This event is open to the general public. Tickets are $10.00 per person. To register, please visit our website at www.agstenth.org or contact Molly Garvin at 404-845-0900.