Race Mixing : Black-White Marriage in Postwar America.
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Intro -- 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.
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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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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