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Definition

“Various terms describe different types of intermarriage.  A marriage to someone outside one’s race may be called ‘interracial’ or ‘biracial’.”  Encyclopedia of Multiculturalism

 

Keywords

  • Interracial marriage
  • Miscegenation
  • Intermarriage
  • Children of interracial marriage
  • Racially mixed children
 

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Statistical Sources

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  • American Attitudes
  • Minorities: A Changing Role in American Society
  • Racial and Ethnic Diversity

 

Also the US Census.

 

Suggested Websites

  • Association of MultiEthnic Americans (AMEA)
    "a non-profit organization, is an international association of organizations dedicated to advocacy, education and collaboration on behalf of the multiethnic, multiracial and transracial adoption community"
  • Loving Day
    "The Loving Day name comes from Loving v. Virginia (1967), the landmark Supreme Court decision that legalized interracial marriage in the United States."
 

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    • Will interracial marriage erode cultural traditions and break down racial solidarity?
    • Should biracial children have an identity rooted in one race?
    • Is an interracial home life harmful to a child?
    • How do some parents respond to children who marry outside their racial group?
    • What are some of the reasons for the growing number of interracial marriages?
    • How does racial identity differ over time and between races?
    • Compare the history of interracial marriages with that of same-sex marriages.
    • Does the Bible prohibit interracial unions?
    • What additional difficulties do interracial couples face in maintaining their marriages?

     

     

    Reference Books

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    Encyclopedia of American Civil Rights & Liberties
    Call Number: REF KF 4748 .E53 2006

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    Encyclopedia of African-American culture and history : the Black experience in the Americas
    Call Number: REF E 185 .E54
    “Miscegenation and Intermarriage”

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    Encyclopedia of Human Development
    Call Number: REF HM 626 .E53 2006

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    Minority Rights in America
    Call Number: REF JC 599 .U5 A93 2002
    "Miscegenation Laws"

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    Encyclopedia of African American Society
    Call Number: REF E 185 .E546 2006
    Intermarriage

     
     

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