Read this!!
It's hard to believe that 16 states banned interracial marriage less than fifty years ago. I plan on showing you a documentary about this couple when we get to the civil rights movement.
posted by Mr. Carlisle at 10:25 AM
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
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7 Comments:
'Marriage is one of the basic civil rights of man, fundamental to our very existence and survival.'
Why isn't gay marriage legal? We're facing a very similar issue now compared to the interracial marriage controversy that was happening 45 years ago. I'm wondering if this couple met as much opposition as a lot of same-sex couples do today.
4:03 PM
Tristy,
You have raised a valid question.
4:14 PM
Oppressive racial laws of any kind are silly. People are people and excluding them from things like civil rights are wrong.
4:23 PM
Discriminatory laws of any kind are wrong!! Whether they're against the LGBTQ community, different races, or the disabled, each of them is still a human and deserves the same rights as everyone else. Frankly I think it's immoral not to allow/support same sex marriage. They deserve to be happy and live out their lives with their loved ones too, right?
5:41 PM
Yes it was Blake, yes it was.
5:52 PM
I feel that all people, no matter sexuality or race, should have the right to marry those they love. And Tristy did ask a good question. I wait for the day where people of the LGBTQ community can happily marry whom ever they chose.
9:24 PM
It's strange that all citizens have the right to the pursuit of happiness, and yet some citizens are restricted in that right in the context of sexual preference and race.
9:50 PM
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