Hi everyone! This is a friendly reminder from your moderating team about our Rules. In particular, we ask that responses focus on events no less than 20 years prior to the present day; in short we ask that answers focus on history, not present circumstances.

In this thread we have had to remove a number of responses that speak about the continued difficulties faced by interracial couples; while these points may be true, they don't answer the question asked, which relates to the historical development of attitudes towards dating between black men and white women. When responding, please keep this in mind.