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Interracial Relationships
“Intermarriage is one of the most provocative words in the English language.”
― Clotye Murdock Larsson, Marriage Across the Color Line Not every interracial couple is free from racism, even in today’s modern world. Racism, although it being a very derogatory and controversial term, is very much alive in modern day society. Even though racial tensions had progressively subsided during the years, some people still have trouble accepting the concept of today’s multiracial society. These strong racial identities and lingering prejudices, particularly toward African Americans, limit this most intimate form of integration. Racial tension predominated in the 1960’s, and it influenced the view people had on interracial relationships. That mentality: however, has had little change since then. Back in the day, the talk of interracial relationships or anything of the sort vas looked down upon. Actually, if someone were to be involved in an interracial relationship in those times, that person would have definitely been shunned, mistreated, or possibly abused. Racial tension and discrimination were a part of the daily lives for couples that didn’t have that kind of mentality. Interracial couples in the 1960’s certainly struggled with gaining acceptance, especially from the members of the white community. The white community was not only one of the largest races in the U.S. at the time but it was also the most dominating class with the most authority in the 1960’s. Though situations have changed, “racism is still systemic and webbed across all sectors of the society. Whites still dominate almost every major organization such as economic, legal, political and educational” (Feagin. Par. 1 pg.25). Whites had the power to choose what was right and what was wrong, making interracial relationships, in their eyes, a wrong. Whites in the 1960’s dominated major organizations as some whites do today and as a result, the whites of the 60’s were able to manipulate and control

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