Title
Race Mixing : Black-White Marriage in Postwar America / Renee Christine Romano.
ISBN
9780674042889
Published
Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2022]
Copyright
©2003
Language
English
Language Note
In English.
Description
1 online resource (384 p.)
Item Number
10.4159/9780674042889 doi
Call Number
HQ1031 ǂb R65 2003eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
306.84/6
Summary
Marriage between blacks and whites is a longstanding and deeply ingrained taboo in American culture. On the eve of World War II, mixed-race marriage was illegal in most states. Yet, sixty years later, black-white marriage is no longer illegal or a divisive political issue, and the number of such couples and their mixed-race children has risen dramatically. Renee Romano explains how and why such marriages have gained acceptance, and what this tells us about race relations in contemporary America. The history of interracial marriage helps us understand the extent to which America has overcome its racist past, and how much further we must go to achieve meaningful racial equality.
Access Note
Access limited to authorized users.
System Details Note
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
Digital File Characteristics
text file PDF
Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 31. Jan 2022)
Frontmatter
CONTENTS
ILLUSTRATIONS
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
