interracial

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He later backed the new president's decision to support gay marriage, comparing the situation to the earlier struggle against laws in the country that had barred interracial marriage.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

The Silver family is interracial, Lena being black, Sarah white, and Jonah biracial, their parents having married after their respective divorces and everyone converting to Judaism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

In the 1960s, an encounter with extraterrestrials leaves an interracial couple grappling with their experiences while a lesbian couple fashions their own love story in a time of queer repression.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2025

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

From Salon • Aug. 4, 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