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How do Americans really feel about interracial couples?

  • Written by Allison Skinner, Psychology Researcher, Northwestern University

According to the most recent U.S. census, approximately 15 percent of all newlywed couples are interracial. More interracial relationships are also appearing in the media – on television, in film and in advertising.

These trends suggest that great strides have been made in the roughly 50 years since the Supreme Court struck down...

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