Tag: miscegenation
Lincoln and the Superiority of the “Negro” Over the Irish
In 1864, a pamphlet appeared throughout the North that shocked voters. The pamphlet coined a new word, “miscegenation”, for the sexual union of blacks and whites….
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Georgia Supreme Court: Marriage Between People of Different Races “Is Always Productive of Deplorable Results” 1869
Anti-miscegenation laws sought to criminalize marriage and sexual relations between whites and African Americans. While white men had forced enslaved women to have sex with…
Miscegenation Waltz: Fined $50 for Marrying a Black Woman July 1866
Before most Southern states began rebuilding their damaged infrastructure or taking care of their crippled veterans right after the Civil War, their legislatures busied themselves…