Between 1913 and 1948, 30 out of the then 48 states enforced anti-miscegenation laws.
Due to anti-miscegenation laws, the two were not able to marry until some years later.
The most common form of segregation in the northern states came from anti-miscegenation laws.
Congress did not pass federal civil rights legislation until more than 15 years later, and anti-miscegenation laws remained on the books even longer.
He felt it was important to bolster Mississippi's anti-miscegenation law.
Anti-miscegenation laws in many states prohibited Chinese men from marrying white women.
They could not get married, however, because of California's Anti-miscegenation laws.
Anti-miscegenation laws there continued into the early 20th century.
Many states either let their anti-miscegenation laws expire or discarded them.
The opinion was the first of any state to strike down an anti-miscegenation law in the United States.