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Next Week: Affirmative Actions

Racial Purity

law and miscegenation

So far...

Loving v. Virginia (1967)

“Laws against interracial marriage have been the central weapon in the oppression of African-Americans since the dawn of slavery.”

- David Greenberg, Slate.com

White Weddings: The incredible staying power of the laws against interracial marriage

Both born and raised in Caroline County

Married in Washington, DC

Returned to VA: promptly arrested

Convicted: suspended sentence if leave VA

Five years in DC

Rearrested when visiting family in VA

Race & Race Theory

Race & American Citizenship

Today: Racial Purity

Who Is Black?

Marriages between people of different races are becoming more common — in 2000, 7.4% of all marriages were between spouses of different races, whereas in 2010, that figure rose to 9.5%.

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com

Ina Ray Hutton

Lena Horne

Tiger Woods

Mariah Carey

Soledad O'Brien

Timeline of Anti-Miscegenation Laws

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