Because certain racist laws in the South and elsewehere were still on the books as law, doesnt mean people abided by them or were even aware they were laws. The South held onto racial divison long after the rest of the country moved on, and I have a suspicion that it had to do more with a Hatfield/McCoy sort of feud, deep seated distrust…
Because certain racist laws in the South and elsewehere were still on the books as law, doesnt mean people abided by them or were even aware they were laws. The South held onto racial divison long after the rest of the country moved on, and I have a suspicion that it had to do more with a Hatfield/McCoy sort of feud, deep seated distrust on both sides. Let's admit that people are often crap which is what makes our Constitution and the rule of the law so very important.
Maybe (maybe not) many did not abided by them, but they were on the books and those bad actors (however many there were) had the law on their side when they wanted to make life miserable for blacks.
Perhaps the best example is the Anti-miscegenation laws (ban on inter-racial relationships & marriage). The 1st Anti-miscegenation law was passed in Maryland in 1691 and existed 29 states in 1924. There are reports of it being enforced in the late 1950s.
Finally, in 1967 the law banning interracial marriage was ruled unconstitutional (via the 14th Amendment adopted in 1868) by the U.S. Supreme Court in Loving v. Virginia.[3]
Because certain racist laws in the South and elsewehere were still on the books as law, doesnt mean people abided by them or were even aware they were laws. The South held onto racial divison long after the rest of the country moved on, and I have a suspicion that it had to do more with a Hatfield/McCoy sort of feud, deep seated distrust on both sides. Let's admit that people are often crap which is what makes our Constitution and the rule of the law so very important.
Maybe (maybe not) many did not abided by them, but they were on the books and those bad actors (however many there were) had the law on their side when they wanted to make life miserable for blacks.
Perhaps the best example is the Anti-miscegenation laws (ban on inter-racial relationships & marriage). The 1st Anti-miscegenation law was passed in Maryland in 1691 and existed 29 states in 1924. There are reports of it being enforced in the late 1950s.
Finally, in 1967 the law banning interracial marriage was ruled unconstitutional (via the 14th Amendment adopted in 1868) by the U.S. Supreme Court in Loving v. Virginia.[3]