Almost half a century after the Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed racial discrimination in schools and other public places, black and white students in Georgia's rural Wilcox County danced together for the first time at prom over the weekend.
"I feel like we are living Martin Luther King's dream," NBC station WMGT 41 quoted student Alexis Miller as saying. Miller, who is white, attended Saturday's event with her black boyfriend.
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However, the NAACP has put the onus on Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal, starting a petition calling on him to put an end to segregated proms, homecomings, and other school related social events.
But perhaps nothing had as much impact as a Facebook page started by the small group of students who organized the integrated prom.
As of Monday, with the prom finished, the page, carrying the banner Love Has No Color had almost 30,000 likes.
So many donors came forward from as far away as Australia -- that the students say they have money left over to help local families in need. And the publicity brought in DJs from Atlanta and Texas to provide the music.
