interracial relationships
We are Created Equal, Why Not Interracial Relationships?
With the growing liberalization of the United States, the concept of an interracial relationship in this nation has evolved from a dream to a common reality. The beginning of this evolution was marked by a historic event in the famous case of Loving V. Virginia in 1967 (Newbeck 1) which set a legal precedent for interracial marriage. There has been an impressive increase in interracial relationships since this important case. The acceptance of interracial relationships has grown nation-wide over the years, but setbacks and negativity toward the concept still exist. Despite the mild social pressure surrounding this stigma, interracial relationships create a well-rounded society by eliminating stereotypes and social segregation. However, interracial relationships face some barriers that most people do not have because they come from the same race or culture. The Loving V. Virginia case is the historical case involving the legalization of interracial relationships nation-wide. It all began in June of 1958 when Mildred Jeter Loving, an African-American woman, and Richard Perry Loving, who was white, escaped from Virginia to Washington D.C. to exchange marital vows (Newbeck 3). Five weeks after their wedding, they were awakened in the middle of the night by police and arrested for violating Virginia’s Racial Integrity Act of 1924, by living in Virginia as husband and wife. On January 6, 1959, after pleading guilty to the charge against them, they were sentenced to one year in jail (Newbeck 24). The sentence was suspended for 25 years; however, Judge Leon Brazile eliminated their one-year sentencing "on the condition that the Lovings leave the State and not return to Virginia together for 25 years" (Newbeck 25). The Lovings agreed to the offer and left Virginia to live in Washington D.C. After four years went, Mildred missed her family in Virginia and was unhappy with the court’s decision. In 1963, the Lovings
With the growing liberalization of the United States, the concept of an interracial relationship in this nation has evolved from a dream to a common reality. The beginning of this evolution was marked by a historic event in the famous case of Loving V. Virginia in 1967 (Newbeck 1) which set a legal precedent for interracial marriage. There has been an impressive increase in interracial relationships since this important case. The acceptance of interracial relationships has grown nation-wide over the years, but setbacks and negativity toward the concept still exist. Despite the mild social pressure surrounding this stigma, interracial relationships create a well-rounded society by eliminating stereotypes and social segregation. However, interracial relationships face some barriers that most people do not have because they come from the same race or culture. The Loving V. Virginia case is the historical case involving the legalization of interracial relationships nation-wide. It all began in June of 1958 when Mildred Jeter Loving, an African-American woman, and Richard Perry Loving, who was white, escaped from Virginia to Washington D.C. to exchange marital vows (Newbeck 3). Five weeks after their wedding, they were awakened in the middle of the night by police and arrested for violating Virginia’s Racial Integrity Act of 1924, by living in Virginia as husband and wife. On January 6, 1959, after pleading guilty to the charge against them, they were sentenced to one year in jail (Newbeck 24). The sentence was suspended for 25 years; however, Judge Leon Brazile eliminated their one-year sentencing "on the condition that the Lovings leave the State and not return to Virginia together for 25 years" (Newbeck 25). The Lovings agreed to the offer and left Virginia to live in Washington D.C. After four years went, Mildred missed her family in Virginia and was unhappy with the court’s decision. In 1963, the Lovings