I don't know what most white people in this country feel,

but I can only include what they feel from the state of their institutions.

Now, this is the evidence.

You want me to make an act of faith, risking myself, my wife, my woman, my sister, my children, on some idealism which you assure me

in America, which I have never seen.

Welcome back to Black History for White People, a podcast where we educate, resource, and challenge

white people about Black history.

I'm Brad, and on today's show are my co-host, Katina and Garron.

Today's topic is interracial marriage.

We discuss the history of marriage in America,

share some actual stories from the past,

connect the through line to today,

and answer why knowing what has happened in the past

can inform our present.

We hope you enjoy the discussion.

In the early 1600s, there was slavery in America. There were black people being brought

here as slaves, but there were also white domestic servants that had a status that was

very similar. And so the distinctions were based more on class than on color.

And you can see that black enslaved people were not viewed the same way as in later periods

because you can actually see them winning court cases.

There were instances where there would be black people who would

buy their freedom more frequently. They would take on, sometimes there's black people in that

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