Interracial Marriage Should Be Legal

American attitudes toward interracial marriage illustrate an “awkward historical moment” because after the interracial marriage law changed, one would think black/white marriages are common but they are the least. Over the years, interracial marriages has increased by a few percent, mainly from other races that are not black/white. In America, racism still exist even when laws are changing.

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

Interracial marriage has traditionally been viewed as a means of expressing a hatred of oneself, of escaping something in one’s culture or self that one no longer wants to identify with. Jacki Thompson Rand describes the outcome of this phenomenon in an essay on her experience as the child of an interracial marriage. She explains how her mother married a white man in an effort to make herself more white, and therefore more legitimate: “My mother 's marriage to my father was a racial love

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

It was the interracial marriages which made many states change their legislation, lift bans on interracial marriages and made amendments to the existing laws by showing acceptability and leniency to interracial romance. There have been reported cases where individuals from different racial background got married and lost acceptance from both the social groups which made them suffer a great deal. However, over the period of time, their relationship gained acceptance.

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

Anti-Miscegenation laws embraced racial segregation because it was a crime for different races of people to get married. These laws were initiated in the late 17th century and continued until 1967. All of the anti-miscegenation laws in the United States barred marriages that consisted of individuals who were white and those who were considered “non-white.” So a white male and black woman could not have been married or even in a relationship without it being a crime back then. Some examples of miscegenation laws was when Oklahoma in 1908 had a law on books that barred marriages between Africans and non-Africans, 1920, Louisiana barred marriages between blacks and Native Americans, and in 1935, Maryland prohibited the marriages between Filipinos and blacks. (Pascoe, 2009) Two cases that are relevant to miscegenation are Loving v. Virginia and Perez v. Sharp.

In 1958, an interracial couple living in Virginia was arrested after getting married. This started the Supreme Court Case - Loving v. Virginia, which took place in 1967. At that time, interracial marriage was illegal in some states, one of those states being Virginia. In the 1950s, there was a lot of conflict going on. For an example, the civil rights movement was growing, and the campaign against communism revealed the hidden divisions in American society. A group of Americans that is continually growing spoke out against inequality and injustice during the 1950s. African Americans had been fighting against racial discrimination for centuries; during the 1950s, however, the struggle against racism and segregation entered the mainstream of American life. (History, The 1950s) Although they weren’t very common, they were definitely frowned upon by society. The Loving v. Virginia Supreme Court Case changed people’s views on interracial marriage, helped it become legal in every state, and shaped the American culture of today.

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.

Next, the Supreme Court case about brown vs board of Education. People of all races deserve equality especially in education. And being separated is still not fair. The court agreed with this and made a change. Which was another step closer to making equality among all races. But there

These two court cases clear show that. How can two people be in love, have a full life and live happily in one state but not another? How can a white man marry a black woman and divorce that same woman on the ground that she was black? She was black they married how can those be legal ground for divorce? These laws were clearly flawed, but offer a real insight into ideologies and the miscegenation struggles that interracial couples went through. They also help shape history and laid the ground work to overturning these laws. In conclusion, these were a vital part of history and offer real insight into how far America has

To begin with, interracial marriage is defined as “a form of exogamy that involves a marriage between spouses who belong to

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.

Intermarriages or interracial marriages occur when two individuals of different races come together in matrimony. Approximately 400 years ago, North America’s first intermarriage was between a Powhatan Princess by the name of Pocahontas and English commoner John Rolfe. Their marriage was allowed due to the fact that the Jamestown higher-ups believed it would be good for them to have an Indian princess and any male offspring on their side. Unfortunately for the English, their plan did not work due to Pocahontas’ death while on a tour of England. After a war in 1622, the Powhatans were drove from the English territory. Later in 1691, the Virginia colony passed laws that banished interracial married couples. During that time an interracial marriage consisted of a union between whites and Negro, mulatto, or Indian man or woman (Glover). This caused other surrounding colonies to implement similar laws.

According to Gay marriage pro-con,” Marriage is redefined as society 's attitudes evolve, and the majority of Americans now support gay marriage”(ProConorg Headlines). In the 1900’s interracial marriage was forbidden and looked frowned upon, which is somewhat now happening with gay marriage. Interracial marriage is now common, and most people supported.