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Interracial Marriage in America. Changes since Loving v. Virginia. By Christina Rann. Definitions. Miscegenation. Pronounced mis-ce-ge-na-tion . Marriage or cohabitation by persons of a different race (Encyclopedia Britannica). outmarry. Marry outside of one’s race.
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Interracial Marriage in America Changes since Loving v. Virginia By Christina Rann
Miscegenation • Pronounced mis-ce-ge-na-tion. • Marriage or cohabitation by persons of a different race (Encyclopedia Britannica)
outmarry • Marry outside of one’s race.
Their Story • Richard, a white man, and Mildred, a black woman, Loving got married on June 2, 1958.
Their story continued • Interracial marriage was illegal in their state of residence, Virginia, at the time.
Charges • Since they could not get married in Virginia, they married in Washington, D.C. where interracial marriage was legal, and returned to Virginia to cohabitate. • This was also illegal.
First Decision (1959) • “Almighty God created the races white, black, yellow, malay and red, and he placed them on separate continents…The fact that he separated the races shows that he did not intend for the races to mix.” • –Caroline County Trial Judge
Supreme Court Decision (1967) • “Marriage is one of the ‘basic civil rights of man,’ fundamental to our very existence and survival…Under our Constitution, the freedom to marry, or not marry, a person of another race resides with the individual, and cannot be infringed by the State.” • -Chief Justice Warren
Overturned other cases • The decision of Loving v. Virginia overturned the decisions of several other court cases on the topic of interracial marriage and cohabitation including Pace v. Alabama (1883), Naim v. Naim(1955), and McLaughlin v. Florida (1964).
Implications • States could no longer have anti-miscegenation laws. • Americans were, and are still, free to marry outside of their race if they chose to.
Generational & Racial Differences Acceptance of interracial marriage has increased from one generation to the next.
Current Example from UsAToDay • Next mayor of New York City is a white man with a black wife and mixed children.
Prevalence • Interracial couples are seen a lot more often in movies, television shows, and commercials. • They are also seen in person in malls, grocery stores, schools, universities, and places of worship.
Education makes a difference • Interracial marriage is more common among those who attend college.
Who Marries out of their race the most? • Biracial individuals are the most likely to outmarry to whites. • Asian Americans are the most likely to marry out of their race.
What groups are less likely to outmarry? • Black women are less likely to marry out of their racethan black men. • Some say white men are the least likely to marry out of their race.
Oh…the irony! • Black women and white men are the least likely to marry each other. This is despite the fact that the case that legalized interracial marriage was about a white man marrying a black woman.
A definite pattern • When black and white people do marry, there is a pattern. Almost three quarters of all black-white marriages are between a black man and a white woman.
And now we all are free to choose whether we want to marry outside of our race!
Photo Credits Mildred and Richard Loving Reclining. N.d. Wendygrossman.com. Web. 16. Nov. 2013. Mildred Loving and her husband, Richard. 1965. NPR.org. Web. 16 Nov. 2013. Willens, Kathy. 2013. USA Today. Web. 18 Nov. 2013.
