According to Our Hearts
Rhinelander v. Rhinelander and the Law of the Multiracial Family
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Discrimination & Race Relations, History, Modern, 20th Century, Sociology
| Author: | Angela Onwuachi-Willig | ISBN: | 9780300166880 |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press | Publication: | June 18, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Yale University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Angela Onwuachi-Willig |
| ISBN: | 9780300166880 |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press |
| Publication: | June 18, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Yale University Press |
| Language: | English |
This landmark book looks at what it means to be a multiracial couple in the United States today. According to Our Hearts begins with a look back at a 1925 case in which a two-month marriage ends with a man suing his wife for misrepresentation of her race, and shows how our society has yet to come to terms with interracial marriage. Angela Onwuachi-Willig examines the issue by drawing from a variety of sources, including her own experiences. She argues that housing law, family law, and employment law fail, in important ways, to protect multiracial couples. In a society in which marriage is used to give, withhold, and take away status—in the workplace and elsewhere—she says interracial couples are at a disadvantage, which is only exacerbated by current law.
This landmark book looks at what it means to be a multiracial couple in the United States today. According to Our Hearts begins with a look back at a 1925 case in which a two-month marriage ends with a man suing his wife for misrepresentation of her race, and shows how our society has yet to come to terms with interracial marriage. Angela Onwuachi-Willig examines the issue by drawing from a variety of sources, including her own experiences. She argues that housing law, family law, and employment law fail, in important ways, to protect multiracial couples. In a society in which marriage is used to give, withhold, and take away status—in the workplace and elsewhere—she says interracial couples are at a disadvantage, which is only exacerbated by current law.
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