Race mixing [[electronic resource] ] : Black-white marriage in postwar America / / Renee C. Romano

• Autore: Romano Renee Christine
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (385 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.84/6
• Soggetto topico: Interracial marriage - United States
• Soggetto geografico: United States Race relations
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Race mixing
• ISBN: 0-674-04288-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778192003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II