Why Are Interracial Marriages Not Supported By Society

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If interracial marriages were not supported by society, many great people would not have been born. These people include, Stephen Curry, Barack Obama, Jadon Duncan, The Rock, and Tiger Woods. These people were were athletes and were in the government, they all have changed America in good ways, how people play sports, how people view the government etc. The question, in the last century, has interracial marriage been more supported by society?
We have assembled enough evidence to make a conclusion on how our society's views have evolved. We’ll start with data gathered by “Gallup.com” ; Here it says that when white Americans were surveyed in 1958 “87% of Americans now favor marriage between blacks and whites, up from 4% in 1958.” (Newport)

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