miscegenation
Cross-racial union
Miscegenation is marriage, cohabitation, or sexual relations between people of different races.
The term was coined in the 1860s as a political slur and carries strong negative connotations from its association with laws that criminalized interracial relationships, particularly in the American South.
These anti-miscegenation laws were struck down by the U.S.
Supreme Court in 1967.
The word is now rarely used except in historical or legal contexts; interracial marriage is the neutral contemporary term.
Case legalizing interracial marriage
- Jim CrowRacial separation laws
- racial purityIdeology of ethnic exclusivity
- eugenicsControlled human reproduction theory
- slaveryOwnership of people
colonialism · segregation · race relations · civil rights · antebellum · racial hierarchy · abolitionism · one-drop rule
Mating between distinct populations
- crossbreedingMating unlike organisms
- amalgamationUniting into one
- blendingCombining into uniformity
- hybridizationMixing distinct genetic lines
intermixture · intermingling · fusion · mixed-race · biracial · multiracial · half-caste · creole
Between different ethnic groups
- marriageFormal union between partners
- unionJoining into one
- mixed marriageUnion between different groups
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
spouse · couple · matrimony · partnership · betrothal · family · kinship · offspring
Coexistence of diverse traditions
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
- cosmopolitanCulturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
- inclusivityPractice of welcoming all
- coexistenceSimultaneous presence together
melting pot · cross-cultural · mosaic · heterogeneity · intercultural · integration · assimilation · acculturation
Mark of dishonor
- forbiddenNot allowed
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
bigotry · ostracism · xenophobia · disapproval · outcast · pariah · shame · scandal
Authoritative legal ban
- lawsEnforceable societal rules
- statuteEnacted written rule
- banOfficial restriction on something
- criminalizationMaking conduct unlawful
felony · penalty · invalidation · annulment · unconstitutional · repeal · enforcement · prosecution
Loving v. Virginia
Case legalizing interracial marriage
- Jim CrowRacial separation laws
- racial purityIdeology of ethnic exclusivity
- eugenicsControlled human reproduction theory
slavery · colonialism · segregation · race relations · civil rights · antebellum · racial hierarchy · abolitionism · one-drop rule · passing
interbreeding
Mating between distinct populations
- crossbreedingMating unlike organisms
- amalgamationUniting into one
- blendingCombining into uniformity
hybridization · intermixture · intermingling · fusion · mixed-race · biracial · multiracial · half-caste · creole · mestizo
interracial
Between different ethnic groups
- marriageFormal union between partners
- unionJoining into one
- mixed marriageUnion between different groups
wedding · spouse · couple · matrimony · partnership · betrothal · family · kinship · offspring · lineage
multiculturalism
Coexistence of diverse traditions
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
- cosmopolitanCulturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
- inclusivityPractice of welcoming all
coexistence · melting pot · cross-cultural · mosaic · heterogeneity · intercultural · integration · assimilation · acculturation · harmonization
stigma
Mark of dishonor
- forbiddenNot allowed
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
racism · bigotry · ostracism · xenophobia · disapproval · outcast · pariah · shame · scandal · disgrace
prohibition
Authoritative legal ban
criminalization · felony · penalty · invalidation · annulment · unconstitutional · repeal · enforcement · prosecution · decree
- BrazilRio, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Brasilia, Amazon River
- racismracism, racial bias, white supremacy, racial discrimination, bigotry
- identity studiesethnic studies, racial identity, ethnic identity, identity politics, identity formation
- Southern GothicWilliam Faulkner, Flannery O'Connor, Tennessee Williams, Truman Capote, grotesque
- Afro-LatinosAfro-Brazilian, Afro-Colombians, Afro-Cubans, Afro-Peruvian, Afro-Brazilians
miscegenationracial purity
Ideology of ethnic exclusivity
blood purity · racial segregation · purity · pure · separatism