Tangled fortunes : the hidden history of interracial marriage in the segregated South / Kathryn Schumaker.
| Author/creator | Schumaker, Kathryn author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | New York : Basic Books, 2025. |
| Copyright Date | ©2025 |
| Description | vii, 326 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Hidden history of interracial marriage in the segregated South |
| Contents | Inheritances : Mary Ann and Levin -- Strategies of survival : Albert and Carrie -- Concubines and wives : Mary and William -- "The law is a grinning corpse" : Charles and Ella -- "One drop" : Antonio and Clara -- Myths of racial integrity : Ralphine and William -- Exiling the past : Pearl and Alex -- Criminal affections : Daisy and Elsie -- The white man's will : Sim. |
| Abstract | "Interracial marriage was already illegal in some of the American colonies as early as the 1690s. But long before the Supreme Court declared interracial marriage constitutional in 1967, these families were far from rare. It took decades of hard work by Southern lawmakers and judges to create the illusion that they were, as Tangled Fortunes reveals in this new history of the rise and fall of the domestic color line. In Tangled Fortunes, historian Kathryn Schumaker narrates how the prohibition of interracial marriage became a priority for white supremacist lawmakers. To prevent white wealth falling into Black hands, they papered over the reality of interracial relationships, steered inheritances away from those who did not pass as white, and hardened the lines of racist exclusion. But they could neither erase the region's longer history of interracial relationships nor suppress the inheritance claims of biracial descendants dating back to the era of slavery. Tangled Fortunes sheds new light on the ways that interracial families overcame racist laws, uncovered closely kept Southern secrets, and battled to reclaim Black wealth--a fight that continues to this day"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Schumaker, Kathryn. Tangled fortunes. First edition. New York : Basic Books, 2025 9781541605336 |
| Genre/form | Rita Cox Black and Caribbean Heritage Collection. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2024013281 |
| ISBN | 9781541605312 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1541605314 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| Standard identifier# | 40032643243 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | E185.62 .S38 2025 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |