Abstract
A historical socio-legal examination of interracial marriage and the transformation of the institution of marriage in the United States from 1883 to 1967. Focuses on miscegenation legislation, the social and legal reasons behind bans on interracial marriage, and the progressive liberalization of society and concurrent legal changes, which resulted in an overturning of the legal prohibitions on interracial marriage. This thesis presents a close examination of three critical Supreme Court cases in regard to interracial marriage, and the social climate of American race relations at the time of each case. There is also a comparison drawn between the historical debate over the legalization of interracial marriage and the present day debate over the legalization of same-sex marriage.
Advisor
King, Shannon
Second Advisor
Baumgartner, Kabria
Department
History
Recommended Citation
Schwallie, Kailey J., "Talking Black and Sleeping White... Talking White and Sleeping Black: A Socio-Legal Examination of Interracial Marriage in America" (2013). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 3783.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/3783
Disciplines
African American Studies | Social History
Keywords
marriage, interracial, miscegenation, same-sex marriage, supreme court, socio-legal
Publication Date
2013
Degree Granted
Bachelor of Arts
Document Type
Senior Independent Study Thesis Exemplar
Included in
© Copyright 2013 Kailey J. Schwallie