Why Interracial Marriages Still Get the Side-Eye

Interracial love in America has always come with a lot of legal, social, and emotional baggage.  For centuries, anti-miscegenation laws criminalized the union of Black and white Americans. These laws weren’t just regional; they were the norm. It wasn’t until 1967, with the landmark Loving v. Virginia case, that the U.S. Supreme Court struck down bans on interracial marriage nationwide. But legality doesn’t erase stigma.