Gerica mccrary. Even though her school officially integrated in 1971, the .

Gerica mccrary. Even though her school officially integrated in 1971, the .

Gerica mccrary. — Nearly 15 years before Gerica McCrary was born, recently integrated Taylor County High School stopped sponsoring a prom. The film's premise is based on the true story of Gerica McCrary, who made headlines in 2002 by getting Taylor County High School in her hometown of Butler, Georgia, to integrate the prom Apr 25, 2002 · This year, Taylor County High School junior Gerica McCrary, who is black, asked her fellow students to do the right thing, and vote to hold one prom for students of all races. Last year she led an effort to hold a joint prom for black and white students at Feb 6, 2006 · In real life, Brianna is Gerica McCrary and the school is Taylor County High outside Atlanta, which is often praised as the most progressive major city in the South. May 14, 2003 · That tradition was challenged a year ago in a neighboring county by a lone high school student named Gerica McCrary, who organized the first integrated prom at Taylor County High School in decades. The tradition continued for 31 springs in this rural county of 8,800 midway between Columbus and Macon in central Georgia until McCrary asked her fellow juniors to "stand for what is May 2, 2003 · While many whites still plan to attend the integrated prom, the decision to hold a private prom saddened senior Gerica McCrary, a black student who helped organize last year’s integrated dance. Parents and students set up their own — one for blacks and one for whites. Feb 16, 2006 · Gerica McCrary made history in 2002 when she organized the first racially integrated prom at her Taylor County High School in Butler, Ga. May 5, 2013 · But, at just 17 years old, Gerica McCrary suggested the proposal for the integrated prom and had this to say, "In the beginning, the students were afraid of change. For One Night is a 2006 American made-for-TV drama film directed by Ernest Dickerson, written by Denetria Harris-Lawrence, and starring Raven-Symoné as Brianna McCallister and Aisha Tyler as Desiree Howard. Parents and students set up their own one for blacks and one for whites. 8hyg3 1rhr du6u w6ebn amqg tkyh 2dl 0jnjq otml 0aiv