interracial relationships
Mixed-race romantic partnerships
Interracial relationships are romantic or sexual partnerships between people of different races.
The term gained currency during and after the civil rights era, when legal barriers to such unions were dismantled in the United States.
Their interracial relationship drew stares in the small town.
The phrase appears in discussions of dating, marriage, and family across racial lines.
- Loving v. VirginiaCase legalizing interracial marriage
- forbidden loveRomance society prohibits
- color lineSegregation by race
- cultural exchangeSharing practices between peoples
- empathySharing another's emotions
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