Marriage as a Tool of White Supremacy (ep.71)
October 31, 2019
The Supreme Court struck down bans on interracial marriage in Loving v. Virginia, the landmark ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµcase decided in 1967. But the government‘s regulation of marriage and sex didn’t start with anti-miscegenation laws or end with Loving. Melissa Murray — an expert in family law, constitutional law, and reproductive rights and justice at the New York University School of Law — discusses why the institution looms so large in America's past and present. This episode was recorded live at the Brooklyn Public Library, as part of “‘Til Victory is Won,â€� an evening commemorating the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first enslaved Africans to America’s shores.
If you enjoyed this conversation, you can check out:
- At Liberty's earlier episode with Melissa Murray on marriage and the regulation of sex.
- Professor Murray's article on the .
- Professor Murray on the complicated inheritance of .