Marriage between blacks and whites is a long-standing and deeply ingrained taboo in American culture. On the eve of World War II, mixed-race marriage was illegal in most states, politicians
Looks at the rise of interracial marriages during the last half of the twentieth century, retracing a history that begins with the end of World War II, when segregation was the law throughout most of
The movement for civil rights in America peaked in the 1950s and 1960s; however, a closely related struggle, this time over the movement's legacy, has been heatedly engaged over the past two decades.
