02830nam 22005774a 450 991080918810332120240416151125.00-674-04288-310.4159/9780674042889(CKB)1000000000786769(OCoLC)433532134(CaPaEBR)ebrary10318393(SSID)ssj0000231948(PQKBManifestationID)11187712(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000231948(PQKBWorkID)10208170(PQKB)11345763(MiAaPQ)EBC3300401(Au-PeEL)EBL3300401(CaPaEBR)ebr10318393(OCoLC)923111138(DE-B1597)574395(DE-B1597)9780674042889(EXLCZ)99100000000078676920020926d2003 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrRace mixing Black-white marriage in postwar America /Renee C. Romano1st ed.Cambridge, Mass. Harvard University Press20031 online resource (385 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-674-01033-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 -- IndexMarriage 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.Interracial marriageUnited StatesUnited StatesRace relationsInterracial marriage306.84/6Romano Renee Christine1606578MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910809188103321Race mixing3932453UNINA