Interracial Relationships

and their Biracial Children

Nicole A. DvorovyNicole A. Dvorovy

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Background

Marriage Laws

Interracial Couples

Married Couples

Biracial Children

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1664-Maryland banned interracial marriage

1691-Virginia outlawed interracial couples

1865-”Black Codes” were enlisted

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•Southern states had the right to outlaw interracial marriages.

•Seventy percent of African- Americans descend from Black and White couplings.

•Famous people throughout history are of Black and White ancestry.

•Richard Loving and Mildred Jeter went to Washington, D.C. to get married.

•They were arrested and convicted of violating Virginia’s antimiscegenation statute.

•The Supreme Court, in 1967, reversed the Lovings’ convictions.

1958-Loving vs. Virginia Case

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1869-Georgia Supreme Court Ruling

1869-North Carolina Supreme Court Ruling

1871-Indiana Supreme Court Quotation

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•1992 Presidential Campaign

• Top Ten Cities for interracial couples to live

“Teenagers in interracial relationships are the hope for the future.”

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•Stereotypes

•Family reactions

•Love or just a physical attraction?

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•Alabama Senate repeals thirty-year law

•Solutions to the racial divide

• Interracial marriage statistics

Biracial Children

•Where do I belong?

•Racial Categories

•Identification

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•Parents of Multiracial children teachings

• Statistics

•Advantages to being biracial

My ProjectMy Project

•I designed a five question survey on interracial relationships and biracial children.

•I surveyed 200 students/faculty at Wayne Community College.

•I analyzed the responses and created pie charts to share my findings.

Interracial Relationships and Biracial Children Survey200 Responses

Question1: Interracial Marriages should be legal in the United States.

Interracial Relationships and Biracial Children Survey

200 Responses

Question 2: Biracial Children are the destruction of the different races.

Interracial Relationships and Biracial Children Survey200 Responses

Question 3: Interracial Relationships are controversial in the United States.

Interracial Relationships and Biracial Children Survey200 Responses

Question 4: All races will become one physically looking race over time.

Interracial Relationships and Biracial Children Survey200 Responses

Question 5: People should only date within their own race.

My MentorMy Mentor

•Has taught sociology at Wayne Community College for 31 years

•Holds Masters in Sociology degree from East Carolina University

Mr. Ray Brannon

What I learnedWhat I learned

•I learned how much thought and effort is necessary to formulate and conduct a survey.

•I now realize that not everyone accepts interracial relationships or their biracial children.

•I cannot pressure people to think the way I do.

How this Project has Benefited How this Project has Benefited MeMe

•This project has helped me cope with comments that people make towards me and my African-American boyfriend.

•It has helped my mother understand me more.

•It has also helped me to better explain my position on interracial relationships to my mother.

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Interracial Relationships

and their Biracial Children

Interracial Relationships

and their Biracial Children

Nicole A. DvorovyNicole A. Dvorovy

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