Saturday, May 16, 2015

These photographs helped integrate proms in Montgomery, Georgia | US news | The Guardian

These photographs helped integrate proms in Montgomery, Georgia | US news | The Guardian: "In 2009, the New York Times Magazine published a series of Laub’s photographs of Montgomery County high school’s racially segregated proms. The piece exposed what Laub calls the town’s “dark secret” and sparked a debate that eventually led to Montgomery County finally integrating prom. In 2011, Laub returned to document the historical event and learned that one of her previous subjects, a young black man, had been murdered.

Now, Laub has turned her study of racial tensions in Montgomery County and the killing of Justin Patterson into a documentary. Southern Rites, which airs on 18 May on HBO, explores the community’s struggle to move forward from its difficult past amid newfound tragedy. Musician John Legend produced the film."



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