African American debutante cotillion: Rooted in community, meaningful to families' histories
You may have heard about a debutante cotillion before. They started back in the 1700 as part of British nobility. Young women were paraded in front of eligible suitors for potential marriage as seen in the popular show, Bridgerton. But a traditional African American debutante cotillion is different. Micah Materre reports on its significance in her family, and Black culture as a whole, as a part of WGN's Black History Month coverage.

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