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Week #3: Beyond The Colored Line – Interracial Blog Feature with Allison Wells
It’s kind of hard to believe this today, but as recent as 1967, there was actually state laws that banned interracial marriage. These laws weren’t overturned until the Supreme Court case, Loving vs. Virginia in 1967. In that case, the Supreme Court found that it was unconstitutional for the state of Virginia to ban interracial… Continue reading
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Interracial Blog Feature Reminder for 10/22/2015
Oh, hi. I happen to be on my way to the kitchen. I think it’s going to be baked chicken and macaroni tonight with a yummy salad on the side. I shall also chill out with a glass of wine. But that’s not why you called… Just want to remind you to join me tomorrow… Continue reading
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Interracial Blog Feature- Interview Reminder for 10/8/2015
This is a reminder to tune into The PBS Blog every Thursday starting tomorrow 10/8/2015 until the end of this month for my Interracial Blog Feature. In this series, I will be interviewing four individuals who are in Interracial Relationships. Each week, they will be sharing with us their experiences beyond the colored line, the… Continue reading
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Are you in an Interracial Relationship?
As many of you know by now, this is Book Launch Week for me of my new book, “Beyond The Colored Line”, which deals with racial passing in the age of Jim Crow. What I would like is this: If you are in an interracial relationship (especially if you have bi-racial children) and you would… Continue reading
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Writing about Passing: Jessie Redmon Fauset
Jessie Redmon Fauset was born on April 27, 1882, in Camden County in New Jersey, and grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She attended Philadelphia High School for Girls, where she was likely the sole African American in her class. Because Bryn Mawr College was reluctant to accept its first black student, they instead chose to… Continue reading
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