Race Mixing : : Black-White Marriage in Postwar America / / Renee Christine Romano.
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 cou...
Saved in:
Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 (Canada) |
---|---|
VerfasserIn: | |
Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2022] ©2003 |
Year of Publication: | 2022 |
Language: | English |
Online Access: | |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (384 p.) |
Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
Other title: | 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 |
---|---|
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. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780674042889 9783110756067 9783110442205 |
DOI: | 10.4159/9780674042889?locatt=mode:legacy |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Renee Christine Romano. |