Views on interacial dating

Their love for one another was not received well by the general public, especially in the United States, where racism was still very much the norm.In spite of the Bahá’í faith’s innermost message of “Oneness of Mankind,” many people of the faith living in Washington, D. adhered to the attitude of racial segregation that was rampant during the time.A year later, Marie-Claude died giving birth to their first child and Huang, heartbroken, followed her a year later.

Louis Gregory became a strong advocate for racial unity in both the United States as well as within the Bahá’í community; his most significant expression of the teachings of his faith come from his marriage.On July 11, 1958, newlyweds Richard and Mildred Loving were asleep in bed when three armed police officers burst into the room.The couple were hauled from their house and thrown into jail, where Mildred remained for several days, all for the crime of getting married.Rhinelander was a white socialite born into a prominent New York family.Jones was the biracial daughter of a working class couple.

While attending law school in England, Ruth met Sir Seretse Khama (then Prince Seretse Khama), the chief of the Bamangwato tribe, who became Botswana's first president in 1966.