Stuff Mom Never Told You
Stuff Mom Never Told You
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Uncomfortable Histories of High School Prom
29 minutes Posted May 7, 2012 at 9:20 am.
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In 2012, U.S. parents will spend $1,087 to send their children to prom. It's a big business, but how did it get started? Caroline and Cristen recount the checkered past of the prom, including racial segregation, sexual discrimination and the ACLU.

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