Race Mixing
Black-White Marriage in Postwar America
Published on 1. July 2009
384 pages
978-0-674-04288-9 (ISBN)
Description
On the eve of World War II, mixed-race marriage was illegal in most states. Yet 60 years later, black-white marriage is no longer illegal or a divisive political issue, and the number of such couples has risen dramatically. Romano explains how and why such marriages have gained acceptance, and what this tells us about American race relations today.
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Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge, Mass
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
Digital original
ISBN-13
978-0-674-04288-9 (9780674042889)
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04/2003
Harvard University Press
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Content
CONTENTS Acknowledgments Prologue: Explaining a Taboo 1 The Unintended Consequences of War 2 The Dangers of "Race Mixing" 3 Ambivalent Acceptance 4 Not Just Commies and Beatniks 5 Culture Wars and Schoolhouse Doors 6 The Rights Revolutions and Interracial Marriage 7 Talking Black and Sleeping White 8 Eroded but Not Erased Epilogue: Is Love the Answer? Notes Index
