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TIL that in rural Georgia, there are still “Whites Only” school functions, where non-whites are turned away by the police. In 2013, Wilcox County High School will be having its first integrated prom.

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yQAEJ TIL Nixon Thought LBJ Taped His Campaign Plane in 1968
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