Harris, Duchess,

Marriage, race, and the law /by Duchess Harris, with Rebecca Morris. - Minneapolis : Abdo Publishing, (c)2020. - 1 online resource (112 pages) : illustrations (some color), portraits. - Race and American law .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Chapter 1. Debating interracial marriage -- chapter 2. Marriage laws before the Civil War -- chapter 3. Race and marriage after the Civil War -- chapter 4. Marriage laws and Asian exclusions -- chapter 5. Loving volume Virginia -- chapter 6. Race, marriage, and welfare reform -- chapter 7. Marriage laws and immigration -- chapter 8. Marriage today and in the future.

This book explores the history of interracial marriage in the United States. This title discusses racist legislation to keep certain people from marrying, how people have combated it, and the face of marriage today.



9781532175107


United States -- 14th Amendment Constitution --Juvenile literature.


Interracial marriage--Law and legislation--United States--Juvenile literature.


Electronic Books.

KF517 / .M377 2020