Students on Cabrini’s campus weigh in on the history and controversy of interracial couples. Historically, interracial couples were illegal but in modern society, interracial couples are becoming more and more common. Despite this, they still are not absolved from facing forms of discrimination and controversy.
Interracial marriage became legal only a mere 51 years ago in 1967. Just a little over five decades ago. interracial marriage was illegal and mixed-race couples that you know would have a relationship that was seen as quite taboo at that time.
Rivieccio and her boyfriend have been in an interracial relationship for a year.
She talks about his difference in political views and different foods she was able to experience while being with him.
Since the legalization of interracial marriage there has been a rise in intermarriage in the United States. Statistically though, interracial marriage is more common for college-educated Black people and Latino’s than White or Asian newlyweds.
According to College Factual, about 58.7 percent of Cabrini’s undergraduate students identify as White. 18.5 percent of Cabrini undergraduate students are Black or African American and nine percent are Latino or Hispanic.
Compared to the national average of undergraduate ethnic diversity, Cabrini is slightly above average. Could Cabrini’s diversity make-up affect its amount of interracial couples?
Although Cabrini is seen as above average in diversity by national standards, it is still important to consider undergraduate gender break down. Cabrini is about 61.4 percent female and 38.6 percent male. This could also be a factor in how couples date on campus and what races come together, if at all.