Illegalization Of Interracial Marriage

The United States of America was founded as a secular sanctuary for ideals like freedom, equality, and tolerance – few will argue against that. Over its history American culture has radically evolved as it strived to meet the ideals its nation was based upon, making changes like ending slavery and providing legal equality for women and minorities, changes that at the time seemed absurd but today are unquestionable merits that define what an “American” is. The quest to reach the ultimate utopian society continues today as true Americans fight the evils of ignorance, stubborn bigotry and the fear to change that still manifest themselves in a large portion of U.S. citizens, preventing this nation from moving forward. One of the outstanding minorities still left to be granted the ideals of freedom, equality, and tolerance are homosexuals trying to obtain the right to marry the person they want to spend the rest of their life with, regardless of gender. Same-sex marriages should be recognized in the eyes of the U.S. government in accordance with its responsibility to provide all American citizens equal freedoms.

Before the Civil Rights Movement, everything was segregated and one race was viewed as more powerful than all the other races. If there were interracial couples before the movement, the power of the institutions would easily punish them and justified it through religion and supremacy (Westlaw, 2015). I believe interracial couples are key to becoming a society that is more open minded and diverse. If people saw that we have many more commonalities than differences, than they would be more open to having a diverse community. Implications for the target group after this law was overruled was another step towards equality between races. All races were now free to marry outside their race without being arrested and kicked out of their homes. It is baffling to think about the extent some people would go through to destroy a happy couple because their skin color does not match. I believe our country has come a long way since Loving v Virginia, but we still have improvements to make to somehow end racism. Loving v Virginia is important because it implies that all races are equal. Before this ruling, it was looked down upon for a Caucasian to marry outside their race since they were the “superior” race, but now it is much more common than anyone would have figured it would be 50+ years ago. Racial color blindness is key when discussing Loving v Virginia and interracial marriages. If someone were to say they do not see color, then it would completely disregard the struggle that the Loving couple (and other interracial couples) faced. Just like we discussed in class, racial color blindness tends to disregard what African Americans have gone through and ignores institutional racism. It is very easy for people who have not been discriminated against to say they do not see color, I believe these people tend to forget about institutional racism since it does not affect them (Mulder,

Interracial marriage was a very tough topic not very long ago, and most of the nation has grown to accept it. The Supreme Court delivered a verdict in favor for couples to marry interracially in 1967, they stated that the laws to prevent interracial marriage was nothing more than an attempt "to maintain white supremacy" (Stoddard 413). The United States Supreme court concluded that laws against interracial marriage served no purpose other than discrimination, and that they should be eliminated. The gay rights movement has become very similar to controversy about interracial marriage. The problem is of whether or not same sex marriages should be legitimate in the United States. In the aforementioned case, the Supreme Court ruled that marriage

I believe laws prohibiting interracial marriage and laws prohibiting same-sex marriage are similar. Marriage is a unique bond between a man and a woman, who agree to live together and fulfill each others moral and physical demands. However, such a bondage between a woman and a woman or a man and

Historically, interracial families’ were a taboo in the United States and many other countries. In the 1960’s, the civil rights movement caused the country to move

Can you imagine not being able to share your life with the person you love because of the color of your skin? Well, this was the case for those who resided in Virginia decades ago. Interracial marriages were not allowed in Virginia and sixteen other states due to the adoption of the Racial Integrity Act of 1924. The sole purpose of this act was to completely prohibit a "white person" marrying other than another "white person". Marriage licenses were not issued until the issuing official is content with the applications statements as to if their races are "correct". Richard Loving, a white man, and Mildred Jeter, a black woman, was not going to let the state of Virginia stop them from being married, so they left

In the year 1924, in the state of Virginia, the Racial Integrity Act was put into law (See Appendix C). There is a very rich and mindful history on why this law was passed. In fact, it was not the first-time Virginia prohibited marriage between races. This was done when Virginia was one of the thirteen colonies. This law banning all inter-racial marriage was first passed in 1691. Also, that by 1913 30 out of the 48 states at the time had a law like this. Also during that time of the passage a group called Anglo-Saxon Clubs of America that lobbied for this bill to be

Since the Loving V. Virginia case was settled in favor of Loving, interracial marriage became legal. Today more people are choosing to find their spouse outside of their race.

Marriage is a right that everyone should have and it shouldn't matter if races marry each other. The law at first was that inter-racial marriage is banned but then the Supreme Court fixed their wrong decision and unbanned it. Making another step towards equality because for the next generation they won't have to deal with this issue. “This Civil Rights Act is a challenge to all of us to go to work in our communities and our states, in our homes and in our hearts, to eliminate the last vestiges of injustice in our beloved country.” - Lyndon B.

The world is filled with a diverse array of cultures and ethnicities, and these are surrounded by biases that developed over generations. The current events in the news show that there is still a strong issue in the United States with regards to someone’s race and sexual orientation. This is not to say that everyone maintains the same biases within their respective cultures, but nevertheless the stigmas associated with certain types of people tend to linger. With regards to ethnic background nearly two decades ago seeing an interracial couple was not the norm, but today this is a common occurrence. Although it has become a more common occurrence the older generations of people tend to frown upon such things based on their cultural and

Historically in the United State and for that matter, in other countries around the world have used bans on interracial marriage to keep individual races ‘pure’. It is a matter of record that in South Africa interracial marriage was banned to ensure that the black majority did not take over the white minority. There was so much concern that that if there was a mixing of race that the bloodlines would be diluted and it would result in a loss of power by the white minority.

In the book, The Color of Water, there were many events that have occurred throughout the story as well as conflicts that were involved at the time. Some events that occurred in the era at that time were the Black Panthers, the KKK, Malcolm X, being a Jewish immigrant, being a kosher, and etc. These events had a huge impact on how Ruth’s and James’ family came about and how they lived during those times. These occasions also affected the American society. With this in mind, to better understand the era in which events from The Color of Water took place, interracial marriage was a very crucial influence that occurred.

The two articles used were “Understanding the Occurrence of Interracial Marriage in the United States through Differential Assimilation” (Lewis, Ford- Robinson, 2010) and “Marital Dissolution among Interracial Couples” (Zhang, Van Hook, 2009). The first article “Understanding the Occurrence of Interracial Marriage in the United States through Differential Assimilation”, spoke about the unprecedented changes that our society is going though in the 21st century.

Richard and Mildred loving, a white man and an african american woman, got married in Washington DC because a white and a black person could not marry in Virginia. Because of this, they were literally banished from Virginia for 25 years. “Mildred Loving, a black woman whore anger over being banished from Virginia for marrying a white man led to a landmark Supreme Court ruling overturning state miscegenation laws” (Martinmay 1). This shows that something that was not even thought of, interracial marriage, which was banished in a lot of states, was able to become legal everywhere. By the year 2000, the entire country approved of interracial marriage. This is all because of the Loving couple's efforts to have their marriage considered normal did not go unnoticed. Only two ordinary citizens were able to change an entire country. Which proves that very little people can make a huge

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