Race, Ethnicity & Family
In 1967 the United States Supreme Court unanimously overturns Pace vs. Alabama (1883), ruling in favor of Loving vs. Virginia. Removing bans on interracial marriage which was said to be in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. In addition to calling marriage a basic civil right, the Court stated, “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.” It wasn’t until November 2000, when Alabama became the last state to officially legalize interracial marriage. Interracial marriage is now legal in all 52 states, although it is still a highly controversial topic. …show more content…
Whites and blacks often fought for justice side by side, allowing for interracial relationships to blossom. When becoming a part of an interracial relationship there might be some disapproval from ones friends or family, but one might also find disapproval from those still living in their own racial society. One may possibly be called a ‘sell out’ or a ‘race traitor’. Some groups may approve of men dating interracially, but not women or vice versa. In Sula (1973), author Toni Morrison, describes this double standard. “They said that Sula slept with white men. …All minds were closed to her when that word was passed around. …The fact that their own skin color was proof that it had happened in their families was no deterrent to their bile. Nor was the willingness of black men to lie in the beds of white women a consideration that might lead them toward …show more content…
Interracial relationships, as in all relationships, pose their fair share of problems. But the tensions that arise from loving across racial lines can be overcome. With communication and a partner who shares your principles, ethics and morals arguably proves more significant than common racial backgrounds in determining a couple’s success. The rate of interracial marriages is on the rise in the United States, but despite the growing numbers, racially blended families are often unrepresented on television and in magazines. Several families in Jacksonville have been featured on a popular website that highlights interracial families. A fan-sourced collection of portraits of American interracial families and marriages can be found on the website, www.WeAreThe15Percent.com. The website was started by an interracial couple in Atlanta in response to the online backlash a Cheerios commercial received several months ago during the Superbowl. The commercial featured a black man, a white woman and their biracial
In 1967 the United States Supreme Court unanimously overturns Pace vs. Alabama (1883), ruling in favor of Loving vs. Virginia. Removing bans on interracial marriage which was said to be in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. In addition to calling marriage a basic civil right, the Court stated, “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.” It wasn’t until November 2000, when Alabama became the last state to officially legalize interracial marriage. Interracial marriage is now legal in all 52 states, although it is still a highly controversial topic. …show more content…
Whites and blacks often fought for justice side by side, allowing for interracial relationships to blossom. When becoming a part of an interracial relationship there might be some disapproval from ones friends or family, but one might also find disapproval from those still living in their own racial society. One may possibly be called a ‘sell out’ or a ‘race traitor’. Some groups may approve of men dating interracially, but not women or vice versa. In Sula (1973), author Toni Morrison, describes this double standard. “They said that Sula slept with white men. …All minds were closed to her when that word was passed around. …The fact that their own skin color was proof that it had happened in their families was no deterrent to their bile. Nor was the willingness of black men to lie in the beds of white women a consideration that might lead them toward …show more content…
Interracial relationships, as in all relationships, pose their fair share of problems. But the tensions that arise from loving across racial lines can be overcome. With communication and a partner who shares your principles, ethics and morals arguably proves more significant than common racial backgrounds in determining a couple’s success. The rate of interracial marriages is on the rise in the United States, but despite the growing numbers, racially blended families are often unrepresented on television and in magazines. Several families in Jacksonville have been featured on a popular website that highlights interracial families. A fan-sourced collection of portraits of American interracial families and marriages can be found on the website, www.WeAreThe15Percent.com. The website was started by an interracial couple in Atlanta in response to the online backlash a Cheerios commercial received several months ago during the Superbowl. The commercial featured a black man, a white woman and their biracial