Prom night in Mississippi

Resource Information

The work Prom night in Mississippi represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in St. Catharines Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Prom night in Mississippi

Statement of responsibility

HBO Documentary Films and RTM Productions ; directed & produced by Paul Saltzman ; produced by Patricia Aquino

Contributor

• Kinosmith Inc
• RTM Productions
• HBO Documentary Films
• Freeman, Morgan
• Saltzman, Paul
• Aquino, Patricia

Subject

• Charleston High School (Charleston, Miss.) -- Proms
• Documentary films
• High school seniors -- Conduct of life -- Mississippi | Charleston
• Interracial dating -- Mississippi | Charleston
• Interracial friendship -- Mississippi | Charleston
• Mississippi -- Race relations
• Prejudices -- Mississippi | Charleston
• Race relations -- Mississippi | Charleston
• Racism -- Mississippi | Charleston
• School integration -- Proms -- Mississippi | Charleston
• United States -- Race relations

Language

eng

Summary

In 1997, actor Morgan Freeman, a resident of the small town of Charleston, Mississippi, offered to pay for the senior prom at Charleston High School under one condition: the prom must be racially integrated. His offer was ignored. In 2008 he offered again, and the offer was accepted, changing the tradition of two separate proms for blacks and whites that had endured since the high school was integrated in 1970. Shows the problems and lessons learned as the event was planned and held. With comments from Morgan Freeman, students, and others. Intended to explore attitudes of racial intolerance that still persist today. In 2008, Charleston High School had 415 students, 70% black and 30% white

Member of

• Hot docs collection

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Executive producer, Sheila Nevins ; cinematography, Bongo, Don Warren, Paul Saltzman ; editor, Stephen Philipson ; music, Jack Lenz, Asher Lenz

Dewey number

379.263

Intended audience

Canadian Home Video Rating: G

Runtime

89

Series statement

Hot docs collection

Target audience

general

Technique

live action