Tag Archives: interracial marriage

America’s First Mixed Race Marriage

Posted on April 5, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Pocahontas Marries John Rolfe (April 5, 1614) As a landmark event, there can be no other one that is as important, both to the white settlers in Jamestown, Virginia and the Native America peoples who lived nearby. As we do … Continue reading →

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Guess Who Really Did Come to Dinner?

Posted on January 8, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Sidney Poitier and Joanna Shimkus Hollywood marriages are very tricky partnerships to navigate at the best of times. But what if your marriage was also interracial at a time in history when the viewing public was easily scandalized? “We Were … Continue reading →

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