[quote] Interracial marriage in the United States has been legal throughout the United States since at least the 1967 U.S. Supreme Court (Warren Court) decision Loving v. Virginia (1967) that held that anti-miscegenation laws were unconstitutional via the 14th Amendment adopted in 1868. Chief Justice Earl Warren wrote in the court opinion that "the freedom to marry, or not marry, a person of another race resides with the individual, and cannot be infringed by the State."
The number of interracial marriages as a proportion of new marriages has been increasing from 3% in 1967 to 19% in 2019.
Public approval of interracial marriage rose from around 5% in the 1950s to 94% in 2021.[/quote]
@Ontheroad Yes, but "frowned upon" and legally prohibited are still different, just like with Obergefell v. Hodges. County Clerk Kim Davis had to find that out the hard way.
@bijouxbroussard absolutely those two are different, but I've also seen how the "frowned upon" can impact a mixed marriage and their children. It's horrible and as far as I am concerned, is nearly as bad as it being legal or not.
@bijouxbroussard and I know you are aware that you and I could be seen together just having a cup of coffee at a Starbucks and be looked down upon, if not verbally insulted, especially in certain parts of the country.
