it became illegal to prevent the marriage of an interracial couple in the united states in 1967.
it became illegal to prevent the marriage of an interracial couple in the united states in 1967.
when did it become illegal to prevent the marriage of an interracial couple in the united states?
1967
2009 louisiana interracial marriage incident









































in october 2009, keith bardwell, a robert, louisiana, justice of the peace, refused to officiate the civil wedding of an interracial couple because of his personal views, in spite of a 1967 united states supreme court ruling which prohibited restrictions on interracial marriage as unconstitutional.
2009 louisiana interracial marriage incident
in 2009, keith bardwell, a justice of the peace in robert, louisiana, refused to officiate a civil wedding for an interracial couple. a nearby justice of the peace, on bardwell's referral, officiated the wedding; the interracial couple sued keith bardwell and his wife beth bardwell in federal court. after facing wide criticism for his actions, including from louisiana governor bobby jindal, bardwell resigned on november 3, 2009.









































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section::::summary.:proposed anti-miscegenation amendments to the u.s. constitution.









































at least three proposed constitutional amendments to bar interracial marriage have been introduced before the u.s. congress.
anti-miscegenation laws in the united states