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"My Daughter Married a Negro": Interracial Relationships in the United States as Portrayed in Popular Media, 1950-1975

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Magnuson-Cannady, Melissa

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Between 1948 and 1967, thirty states either repealed their anti-miscegenation laws or the states’ laws themselves were struck down as unconstitutional by the 1967 Loving v. Virginia Supreme Court decision. Although these laws were slowly being annulled, interracial relationships, especially Black-White relationships, were still considered taboo in much of the country. This research project critically examines how mainstream America thought about interracial relationships during and after those years as portrayed in popular culture media outlets such as popular magazines and periodicals, newspapers, and one major film. The articles and productions reveal both continuity and change over time and that many of those articles and productions were reactions to national events and court cases. After examining various articles it becomes clear that as more states repealed laws banning interracial relationships, more people accepted interracial relationships as long as interracial couples did nPublished as part of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Journal of Undergraduate Research, Volume 8 (2005)
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Keywords

  1. College Students
  2. History
  3. Journals
  4. Periodicals
  5. Research
  6. Students
  7. United States
  8. Universities
  9. University Of Wisconsin La Crosse

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