I was floored when I learned that Lucy’s husband was Cuban in “I Love Lucy”. What was the public’s reaction to their marriage, especially since this was before interracial marriage was legal in the U.S.? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

I was floored when I learned that Lucy’s husband was Cuban in “I Love Lucy”. What was the public’s reaction to their marriage, especially since this was before interracial marriage was legal in the U.S.?

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jschooltiger

Hi -- not to discourage further answers, but there have been a couple of threads on this before that you might want to check out:

Was there any backlash against Lucy and and Desi Arnaz's mixed race relationship? Was it even considered mixed? Was there any issue after the cold war began? with /u/EvilAnagram
Was there any backlash when Lucille Ball married Desi Arnez?