After 40 years, interracial marriage flourishing
Since landmark 1967 ruling, unions have moved from radical to everyday
Updated: 11:57 a.m. PT April 15, 2007
NEW YORK - The charisma king of the 2008 presidential field. The world’s best golfer. The captain of the New York Yankees. Besides superstardom, Barack Obama, Tiger Woods and Derek Jeter have another common bond: Each is the child of an interracial marriage.
For most of U.S. history, in most communities, such unions were taboo.
It was only 40 years ago — on June 12, 1967 — that the U.S. Supreme Court knocked down a Virginia statute barring whites from marrying nonwhites. The decision also overturned similar bans in 15 other states.
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18090277/Sorry this is story is a bit dated. :hi:
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