Anti-miscegenation laws
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Anti-miscegenation laws were passed to prohibit miscegenation, more commonly referred to as interracial marriage, some people view these laws as an example of racism of the early government in America. Here follows a list of laws in different United States states.
| State | First passed | Law repealed | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 1872 | 1948 | Law overturned by CASC case Perez v. Sharp |
| Massachusetts | 1705 | 1843 | Passed an 1913 law preventing out-of-state couples from circumventing their home-state laws |
| South Dakota | 1909 | 1957 | |
| Vermont | N/A | N/A | Only state that never tried to introduce an anti-miscegenation law |
| Virginia | N/A | 1967* |
* The United States Supreme Court struck down Virginia's law, along with the laws of other states, in a unanimous decision Loving v. Virginia.
