In a shocking display of prejudice for this day and age, Louisiana state Justice of the Peace Keith Bardwell refused to perform a marriage ceremony or sign a marriage license for an interracial couple on October 15, 2009 (yes, you read that right, 2009).
Bardwell explained that he never performs ceremonies for interracial couples because of his “concern…for the children.”
According to Bardwell, who says he is not a racist, “most interracial marriages don’t last long,” and the biracial children of such a union suffer rejection by both black and white society.
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