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Girls In White Dresses

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Described both as a "marriage market" for African-American teenage girls and a celebration of "our kind of people," debutante balls historically have given middle- to upper-class African Americans a way to associate with other African Americans who have attained a similar educational, economic, and social status in their communities. Documents the 2009 debutante ball in Oxnard, California. Six young women between the ages of 16 and 19 tell their "coming out" stories.

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Runtime: 26 minutes 36 seconds

Topic: History, Social Science
Subtopic: African-Americans, Interpersonal Relations, Women
Grade/Interest Level: 7 - 12
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Release Year: 2009
Producer/Distributor: Alexander Street Press
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Closeup of woman speaking into camera. Caption. What color uniforms would we have to wear?

Closeup of a woman with pulled back amber hair looks out with eyebrows raised, mouth open mid-speech. She is indoors. Caption. Cory asked me to speed up the information flow.

Still image from: All About Empathy for Kids

Purple-hued still frame of a boy leaning over and lifting a man out of water. Caption. She didn't answer, and then I called the paramedics.

Boy dives off platform into large, laned pool. Caption. On my swim team to set goals.

Woman in Hawaiian shirt looks down in foreground while man does dishes and girl walks away in background. 2 music note icons indicate music playing in video.

Black and white closeup of a smiling girl in glasses holding a pole on crowded subway car. Caption. And well, always have their back.

Figure on bike approaches wood shingled house with light visible through enclosed porch.

A C, G, I rendering of a globe sticking out of a piece of pink paper sitting on a desk, with some pencils and ruler nearby. Spanish caption with chica as narrator, "Vivimos en un mundo con lugar para todos y todas."

Color illustration of 2 photos in frames sitting in the branches of a tree. 1 photo is of a man and young girl, the other is of woman with a young boy and a young girl. Spanish Caption. "Viven con su papá y su mamá."