In the take The Color of Water, Miss Ruth Mc Bride Jordan had a relationship at the age of fifteen. Her relationship had occurred in the 1930s in Virginia. At that time, anti-miscegenation laws were in force. Miss Jordans boyfriend was Peter, who was black. The relationship went against the laws of anti-miscegenation, since she was color and her boyfriend was black. Therefore, the relationships between different races were illegal and dangerous at that time. Miss Jordan had an abortion when she got pregnant. She couldnt get married because it was against the law. There was too the Ku Klux Klan, which was a racist group that was against interracial marriages.
        In the book The Color of Water, Miss Ruth Mc Bride married both black men. The number one one that she got married to was Rev. Andrew D. Mc Bride. At that time, she had left Virginia in 1941 and was living in New York. When her first husband died, she married Hunter Jordan, Sr., who was an new(prenominal) black man. Those twain marriages took place in New York; a state that had no laws pertaining to miscegenation. Therefore, interracial marriages were legal in New York.
        Miss Jordans children were non completely uncontaminating. They were mixed; either light brown, dark brown, or white. That occurred because the mother was white and both husbands were black. Those twelve children grew up in a black community. The children were involved ion the music, the Civil Rights Movement and other influences of the black culture.
In the book The Color of Water, the author was not certain if he was white or black, because his mother was white and his father was black. His curiosity grew in his childhood days.
        Anti- miscegenation was suppose to be a kind of Endangered Persons Act. The Endangered...
Just needed to say it was a great summary. I had a quiz on it this morning, and I had not read. You hit well on the briny points, and made it easy for me to be lazy...Thanks Again!
Being a multi-racial person, I can greatly appreciate this summary and the views you expressed. Good job.
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