How The Virginia State Statue Of Anti Miscegenation And...

For years there have been forbidden love and marriage in the history of the United States, I decided to write a reflection on my thoughts views, fact findings and information regarding biracial marriages and segregation laws that were discriminatory in history. I read the short story about the Loving family and their pursuit to the Supreme Court in 1967, I thought of my own family history and realized that my paternal grandparents would’ve been prosecuted had they lived in Virginia or any other state that prohibited bi-racial marriages in the 1900s. My grandfather was an Irish man and my grandmother was a Native American Crow Creek Dakotah/HoChunk woman, luckily they weren’t victims of the injustice that has happened, doesn’t mean they didn’t fight their own battles against prejudice and discrimination but they weren’t convicted of any crimes for their decision to marry and have a bi-racial a.k.a, â€Å"half breed† family. I chose to write about how the Virginia State Statue of Anti-Miscegenation in 1924 directly violated the Fourteenth Amendment. The Fourteenth Amendment is such a powerful part of the Constitution because it protects minority rights and recognizes us as true â€Å"citizens† of the United States. My ancestors, like many others have been exposed to disease purposely, tortured, sexually abused, physically beaten, mutilated, raped, sexually abused/tortured, starved, and forced to give up their way of life (language, culture and beliefs)before being forced toShow MoreRelatedSame-Sex Marriage and Religion: An Inappropriate Relationship8330 Words   |  34 PagesMarriage and Religion: An Inappropriate Relationship Brittney Baker Key words, names, terms, concepts: California s Proposition 8, Prop 8; morals legislation; same-sex marriage, gay marriage; religion, religion and politics; separation of church and state; police powers; equal citizenship, equality; 2008 election. Introduction and Thesis The debate over same-sex marriage has been a prominent issue in our society over many years now, appearing in several ballot initiatives such as California s Proposition