Welcome to the OSDP Many Voices Discussion Series! 

This blog site is designed to be a space in which Skidmore College students can engage in critical thought and reflection about issues related to intercultural and global understanding especially in the areas of race, class, ethnicity, sexuality and spirituality in both their historical and modern contexts. About every two weeks, we will be having a discussion about each of the topics covered in this blog. We welcome all voices to our discussion!

Our first discussion will take place on Friday, April 6, 2012 at 3:30 p.m. in the OSDP Intercultural Lounge. There will be pizza and refreshments for all!!!!!   (Scroll down for more info).

OSDP Discussion Series Topic 1: Interracial Love, Sex, and Marriage-Past and Present Perspectives

Did you know that interracial love, sex, and marriage have been some of the most strongly contested issues in the history of the United States?

Our discussion will examine the rhetoric of laws forbidding interracial unions and the cultural factors which might have influenced those ideas over time.

If you want to learn more about the history of U.S. laws regarding interracial relationships, check out the following links from www.lovingday.org :

Interactive Map of Interracial Laws
The Story of Mildred and Richard Loving
Interracial Marriage in the Courts

Be sure to bring your thoughts and questions to our discussion on Friday, April 6, 2012 at 3:30 p.m. for an hour of hearty dialogue, discovery, food, and fun!!!!!

Before the Supreme Court Case: Loving v. Virginia (1967) interracial marriage was illegal in 16 states:



U.S States, by the date of repeal of anti-miscegenation laws:

  No laws passed

  Repealed before 1887

  Repealed from 1948 to 1967

  Overturned on 12 June 1967

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