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[1] Interracial marriages have been formally protected by federal statute through the Respect for Marriage Act since 2022. Historical opposition to interracial marriage was frequently based on religious principles. Many Southern evangelical Christian Democrats saw racial segregation, including in marriage, as something divinely instituted from God.
Anti-miscegenation laws have played a large role in defining racial identity and enforcing the racial hierarchy. The United States has many ethnic and racial groups, and interracial marriage is fairly common among most of them. Interracial marriages increased from 2% of married couples in 1970 to 7% in 2005 [33] [34] and 8.4% in 2010. [35]
Pages in category "Interracial marriage in the United States" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
However, interracial marriage has become more common over the past decades due to increasing racial diversity, and liberalizing attitudes toward the practice. The number of interracial marriages in the United States increased by 65% between 1990 and 2000, and by 20% between 2000 and 2010. [42] "A record 14.6% of all new marriages in the United ...
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But the bans on interracial marriage were the last to go, in 1967. Most Americans in the 1950s were opposed to interracial marriage and did not see laws banning interracial marriage as an affront to the principles of American democracy. A 1958 Gallup poll showed that 94% of Americans disapproved of interracial marriage. [37]
Many laws in the history of the United States have addressed marriage and the rights of married people. Common themes addressed by these laws include polygamy , interracial marriage , divorce , and same-sex marriage .
Loving v. Virginia, 388 U.S. 1 (1967), was a landmark civil rights decision of the U.S. Supreme Court that ruled that laws banning interracial marriage violate the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.