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Lina Sok
ESL 33B
Professor Carlisi
30 May 2017
Thesis Statement: Although interracial marriage between black and white was legalized in the
U.S. in 1967, discrimination that still occurs toward this marriage and influences both the
couples and their children should be eliminated in order to maintain a fairly judgment of a legal
intermarriage.
Detailed Outline:
I. Introduction:
1. Since blacks were the slaves of white American in the history time, the marriage
(McClain 11).
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b. Children from black parents received the lowest status, and had almost never
been able to inherit the property, privilege or other assets from their white parent
(McClain 11).
1. Anti-miscegenation statutes and deeper racial fears and hatred, combined with a
much larger Black population, accounted for a somewhat slower rise in intermarriage
a. Unfair judgment between black men and black women in the interracial
marriage.
D. Thesis statement: Although interracial marriage between black and white was
legalized in the U.S. in 1967, discrimination toward this marriage still occurs in the
society, which influences both the couples and their children. Therefore, discrimination
II. Unfair judgment between black men and black women in interracial relationship.
A. Research has shown that black men are more likely than black women to be more
1. Men are more likely to have a positive attitude toward interracial relationships
2. 25% of black men in 2013 got married with non-black women, compared to
only 12% of black women who got married outside of their race (Pew Research
Center 2).
1. Family and friends are more negative toward a females partner who is not of the
same race compared to the family and friends of men (Pienczykowski 200).
remained unmarried rather than to marry a black man from a lower economic class
(Pienczykowski 200).
1. A survey found that approximately 2 out of every 5 Americans claimed that they
would feel uneasy if anyone in their families marry a person out of their own race
(Pienczykowski 198).
b. Bitches like that are the reason we cant get a good black man (The
Guardian).
c. Ill bet your parents are really proud of you (The Guardian).
1. Kaylee, a 5 years old daughter told her white American mom when she picked
up her from kindergarten that the kids at school didnt play with her because she
1. Karen tried to explain to her daughter when she said Mom you're white. But
me and Daddy are brown. Karen responded, I know, but that's OK. If a rainbow
1. Education levels are seen as an indicator for the likelihood of interracial pairing
(Pienczykowski 198).
2. The higher ones education level the more positive interracial dating is perceived.
(Pienczykowski 198).
V. Conclusion
The unequal reactions toward interracial marriage influenced both the couples themselves
and their children. The fear from hatred and discrimination made the relationships between
multiracial couples struggle and resulted in low rate of marriage leaving many remain unmarried.
It does not matter which race is marrying any races because the most important thing is about
how much people love each other. Since interracial marriage had already been legalized by the
Supreme Court of the United States, residents in this country should acknowledge and respect
this law. Therefore, discrimination should be eliminated to give the right and honor of a legal
Introduction
Interracial marriage is a marriage between two different races. Since blacks were the
slaves of the white Americans in the history time, marriage between these two races had become
a serious problem in the U.S. In the slavery regime, interracial marriage between a black and a
white was banned. It is said that a white could be sent to prison for up to six months for marrying
a black (Kraig 1218). In that colonial, black women and children became the victims of the slave
master's abuse. According to McClain, the slave owners committed the sexuality over the slave
women without penalty (McClain 11). As a consequence, children from those black and white
parents received the lowest status, and had almost never been able to inherit the property,
privilege or other assets from their white parent (McClain 11). After the civil rights movement
that ended the segregation in the society, the Supreme Court of the United States decided to
legalize the interracial marriage in 1967. However, the number of marriage between blacks and
whites did not change much throughout the history. McClain claimed that Anti-miscegenation
statutes and deeper racial fears and hatred, combined with a much larger Black population,
accounted for a somewhat slower rise in intermarriage rates in the South (McClain 9). Until
now, discrimination still occurs among interracial couples. Some of them received unfair
judgment from their families and friends. Some others got negative feedbacks from other people
in the society and even their small children were also treated unequally by their friends.
Although interracial marriage between black and white was legalized in the U.S. in 1967,
discrimination that still occurs toward this marriage and influences both the couples and their
Unfair judgment between black men and black women was one the examples of
discrimination toward interracial couples. Researcher has shown that black men are more likely
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than black women to be more open to dating interracially (Pienczykowski 199). According to
Pienczykowski in Interracial Dating and Marriage, this is because men tend to have a positive
attitude toward interracial relationships than women regardless of race (Pienczykowski 199).
The trend from Pew Research Center shows that 25% of black men in 2013 got married with
non-black women, compared to only 12% of black women who got married outside of their race
(Pew Research Center). The percentage between black men and black women who got married
interracially appeared to be doubled from each other, which is a big gap. Therefore, the biased
judgment toward both genders of black residents resulted in a large different number of black
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