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Mixture of races. A term formerly applied to marriage between persons of different races. Statutes prohibiting marriage between persons of different races have been held to be invalid as contrary to the equal protection clause of the Constitution. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| 27) Thus begins the dialogues that permit Rogers to comment on racism, segregation, race mixing, democracy, communism, religion, science, and so forth. As suggested by the title of Joel Williamson's New People: Miscegenation and Mulattoes in the United States, many consider mixed race individuals to be "new people," though the reality of race mixing is hardly novel, and literary portrayals of mixed race have often highlighted these individuals' distance from their origins and, consequently, their quest for them. First, it amplified already existing white racist hostility, prompting fears of race mixing and "Negro invasion. |
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