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Title: A cultural taboo fades ; Ruling altered mind-set on interracial marriage
Citation Type: Newspaper Article
Publication Year: 2007
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Abstract: [Mary Hughes] and Millard Hughes married two years before a U.S. ruling overrode state interracial-marriage bans. Tribune photo by Candice C. Cusic [Kimberly Adami-Hasegawa] and her husband, [Naoto], spend a moment with their cat, Presley, in their Oak Park home. Tribune photo by Charles Cherney Millard and Mary Hughes married Jan. 30, 1965. When later invited to another wedding in Ohio, they made sure not to stop in Indiana, where their marriage was not legal. Color-blind romances The growing number of interracial marriages among whites, Hispanics and Asians is attributed to immigration. And the rise in black- white marriages is because of better race relations, according to a new report. MOST COMMON INTERRACIAL MARRIAGES IN U.S. In millions of couples: 2005: Hispanic and white: 1.75 million 2005: Asian and white or Hispanic: 755,000 2005: Black and white or Hispanic: 440,000 NOTE: Includes married persons of all ages and places of birth. Hispanic Ethnicity was first identified in the 1970 census. CENSUS BREAKDOWN OF U.S. POPULATION IN 2005* Whites: 215 million Hispanics: 41.9 million Blacks: 35.0 million Asians: 12.9 million *Does not equal total U.S. population Sources: Stanford University, American Community Survey, data from www.ipums.org Chicago Tribune - See microfilm for complete graphic.
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Authors: Rubin, Bonnie M.; Ataiyero, Kayce T.
Publication Name: Chicago Tribune
Publisher Location: Chicago, Ill.
Publication Date: 2007
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Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Family and Marriage, Race and Ethnicity
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