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Inter-racial Marriage was forbidden in many states and an object of
scientifi c concern.

Integrity Act of 1924 stands out among these
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laws. This law included racial reg-
istration certifi cates as well
as defi ning what
“white” was. Within
ten years similar
laws were found in
Nazi Germany sorting
citizens by their per-
centage of jewish blood.
Virginia’s Racial Integrity
Act was not successfully
challenged and struck from
the books until 1967. It took
Alabama until November 2000
“white” was. It remained on the books until 1967.
The Nuremburg Laws of Nazi Germany that
to strike a law banning inter-ra- Virginia’s Racial Integrity Act passed in 1924. It required registation
defi ned “Jewishness” by percent-
cial marriage. certifi cates that classifi ed people by race and defi ned what
age were similar to this

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