interracial

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He says it was meaningful for her “to see an interracial, gay couple happy and safe in her lifetime. As a gay man, I loved being around women because they didn’t judge me.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

Father Leahy’s plan was for St. Benedict’s to be a “small, interracial school,” designed to address “the educational problems of our time,” that was “not going to shovel everyone into college.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

In 1967, the Supreme Court declared interracial marriage legal nationwide.

From Salon • Aug. 4, 2025

Virginia, which overturned Virginia’s ban on interracial marriage.

From Slate • Jun. 18, 2025

In July, Mrs. Parks slipped away for a two-week workshop on interracial relations at the Highlander Folk School in Tennessee.

From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose