Loving: Interracial Intimacy in America and the Threat to White Supremacy

"Essential Reading for People in Interracial Relationships in the US" according to Anna. I really enjoyed this book, and I would say this is an essential read for anyone who's ever been in an interracial relationship, as well as anyone interested in racial justice.As a woman of color in a relationship with a white man, I've had to navigate some complica. A must-read! mjreviews I love this book! As an educator and lawyer (and, full disclosure, lucky to have been one of Professor Cashin's students), and as a mom of three little girls being raised in an interfaith, multiethnic home (I'm a white, Jewish woman; my husband is an Egyptian Christ. The Agitator's Daughter is back full force in Loving! PRDAce The compelling voice of The Agitator’s Daughter is back full force in Loving. In her new book, Sheryll Cashin delves into the history of laws barring inter-racial marriage and intimacy in the colonies and the states, as well as the enforcement of these laws ac

In the 50 years since the Lovings won their case, approval for interracial marriage rose from 4 percent to 87 percent. How interracial love and marriage changed history and may soon alter the landscape of American politics.Loving beyond boundaries is a radical act that is changing America. Loving is both a history of white supremacy and a hopeful treatise on the future of race relations in America, challenging the notion that trickle-down progressive politics is our only hope for a more inclusive society. The resulting landmark decision of Loving v. Accessible and sharp, Cashin reanimates the possibility of a future where interracial understanding serves as a catalyst of a social revolution ending not in artificial color blindness but in a culture where acceptance and difference are celebrated.. Drawing from the earliest chapters in US history, legal scholar Sheryll Cashin reveals the enduring legacy of America's original sin, tracing how we transformed from a country without an entrenched construction of race to a nation where one drop of nonwhite blood merited exclusion from full citizenship. When Mildred and Richard Loving wed in 1958, they were ripped from their shared bed and taken to court. Cashin argues that over the course of the last four centur