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Loving v. Virginia in a Post-Racial World

Loving v. Virginia in a Post-Racial World Rethinking Race, Sex, and Marriage

Author: Kevin Noble Maillard; Rose Cuison Villazor
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521147989
Published In: June 2012
Format: Paperback , 288 pages
Jurisdiction: U.S. ? Disclaimer:
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In 1967, the US Supreme Court ruled that laws prohibiting interracial marriage were unconstitutional in Loving v. Virginia. Although this case promotes marital freedom and racial equality, there are still significant legal and social barriers to the free formation of intimate relationships. Marriage continues to be the sole measure of commitment, mixed relationships continue to be rare, and same-sex marriage is only legal in 6 out of 50 states. Most discussion of Loving celebrates the symbolic dismantling of marital discrimination. This book, however, takes a more critical approach to ask how Loving has influenced the 'loving' of America. How far have we come since then and what effect did the case have on individual lives?

• Features a robust discussion of race and racism within the context of 'post-racial' society

• Includes a mix of scholarly and personal approach to race and marriage

• Addresses same-sex marriage issues

About the Contributors	viii
Acknowledgments	xiv
Foreword Angela P. Harris	xv
Introduction:Loving v. Virginia in a Post-Racial World: Rethinking Race, Sex, and Marriage Kevin Noble Maillard and Rose Cuison Villazor	1
Part One. Explaining Loving v. Virginia	11
1. The Legacy of Loving John DeWitt Gregory and Joanna L. Grossman	13
Part Two. Historical Antecedents to Loving	27
2. Telling Stories of Love, Sex, and Race Jason A. Gillmer	29
3. Loving in Indian Territory: Tribal Miscegenation Law in Historical Perspective Carla D. Pratt	46
4. American Mestizo: Filipinos and Antimiscegenation Laws in California Leti Volpp	59
5. Perez v. Sharp and the Limits of Loving Robin A. Lenhardt	73
Part Three.Loving and Interracial Relationships: Contemporary Challenges	89
6. The Multiracial Epiphany, or How to Erase an Interracial Past Kevin Noble Maillard	91
7. Love at the Margins: The Racialization of Sex and the Sexualization of Race Camille A. Nelson	101
8. The Crime of Loving: Loving, Lawrence, and Beyond I. Bennett Capers	114
9. What’s Loving Got to Do with It? Law Shaping Experience and Experience Shaping Law Renée M. Landers	128
10. Fear of a “Brown” Planet Jacquelyn L. Bridgeman	141
Part Four.Considering the Limits of Loving	153
11. Black Pluralism in Post-Loving America Taunya Lovell Banks	155
12. Political Blackness: A Sociopolitical Construction Angelique Davis	169
13. Finding a Loving Home Angela Onwuachi-Willig and Jacob Willig-Onwuachi	181
Part Five.Loving Outside the U.S. Borders	197
14. Racially Inadmissible Wives Rose Cuison Villazor	199
15. The Military and Interracial Marriage Nancy K. Ota	208
16. Loving Across the Miles: Binational Same-Sex Marriages and the Supreme Court Victor C. Romero	217
Part Six. Loving and Beyond: Marriage, Intimacy, and Diverse Relationships	233
17. Black v. Gay? Centering LBGT People of Color in Civil-Marriage Debates Adele M. Morrison	235
18. Beyond the Loving Analogy: The Independent Logic of Same-Sex Marriage Rachel F. Moran	242
19. The End of Marriage Tucker B. Culbertson	253
Afterword Peter Wallenstein	261
Permission Granted	263
Index	265