By the way, they had two proms in 2009 in Charleston, Mississippi, also

For those who watched "Prom Night in Mississippi," the documentary inspired by the actor Morgan Freeman's attempt to integrate the senior prom at a high school in rural Mississippi, the immediate question came to mind: what happened in 2009? In 2008, the famous actor offered a simple proposition to the senior class: integrate the prom for the first time ever, and he would pay for it.

The documentary showed some of the parents, students, and teachers in the small town of Charleston trying to come to terms with such a radical change. In 2008, they did indeed integrate the prom, though some white families got together and put on their own whites-only prom as well.

I asked a Charleston High School student, via Facebook, whether there was still this "satellite" prom in 2009, and she indicated that indeed there was.

This story seems to have gotten lost in the press coverage of the documentary, which aired on HBO. The stories about the documentary discuss the Morgan Freeman angle, the screening at a film festival, but omit the lasting impact, if any, Mr. Freeman's proposition had on the school or the town. A year has gone by--inquiring minds want to know what's happening.