miscegenation
noun
marriage or cohabitation between two people from different racial groups, especially, in the U.S., between a Black person and a white person.
antimiscegenation
-
a word derived from
miscegenation.
Example Sentences
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Virginia, overturned antimiscegenation laws on the books in 16 states.
From New York Times ● May 8, 2022
At his urging, a 306-year-old antimiscegenation law was repealed, the state public-accommodations law was broadened, and the first state open-housing law south of the Mason-Dixon Line was enacted.
From Time Magazine Archive
State Senator Verda Welcome, who had praised Agnew as "a wonderful, honest statesman" after the antimiscegenation law was repealed, now snapped: "He is a wolf in sheep's clothing."
From Time Magazine Archive
Virginia, voided state antimiscegenation laws that forbid unions between the races.
From Time Magazine Archive
