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| − | '''Miscegenation''' is defined by the ''American Heritage Dictionary'' as: | + | '''Miscegenation''' is defined by the ''American Heritage Dictionary'' as: |
| + | #"The interbreeding of different races or of persons of different racial backgrounds." | ||
| + | #"Cohabitation, sexual relations, or marriage involving persons of different races." | ||
| + | #"A mixture or hybridization: There was musical miscegenation at a time when segregation was the common rule". | ||
| − | == Word | + | == Word origin == |
| − | The term | + | The term miscegenation was coined in a 1863 [[propaganda]] pamphlet titled ''Miscegenation: The Theory of the Blending of the Races, Applied to the American White Man and Negro''. The pamphlet was ostensibly by an [[Abolitionist]] who was in favor of "miscegenation" and the complete blending of the races, claiming it was the goal of the [[Republican Party]] to make the [[American]] race the finest on earth by "engrafting upon our stock the negro element". However, later in 1864 it was revealed that the pamphlet was a [[hoax]] written by two men named George Wakeman and [[David Croly|David Goodman Croly]] working for the [[Democratic Party]]. They hoped to bring ridicule upon the Republicans, the [[Lincoln]] administration, and the [[Conservative]] Abolitionist movement in general by playing on the irrational fears and bigotry of their fellow racists.<ref>[http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/Hoaxipedia/Miscegenation_Hoax/ "Miscegenation Hoax"], Museum of Hoaxes.</ref> |
| − | + | == Christian perspectives == | |
| + | In the Book of Ruth, Ruth was a [[Moab]]ite whom God had forbidden the Israelites to make marriage with. Ruth however accepted the God of Israel as her God and Boaz as her kinsman-redeemer, whom she married. Ruth went on to be [[King David]]'s great-grandmother, and [[Jesus]] was born of the [[House of David]]. The Book of Ruth teaches that God loves all people, and by Ruth is the [[salvation]] that is in Christ available to the [[gentile]]s, who now can be adopted into God's family. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
*[[Loving Day]] (holiday celebrating [[Loving v. Virginia]]) | *[[Loving Day]] (holiday celebrating [[Loving v. Virginia]]) | ||
| − | == References | + | == References == |
*American Psychological Association (APA): | *American Psychological Association (APA): | ||
| − | Miscegenation. (n.d.). The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Retrieved April | + | Miscegenation. (n.d.). The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Retrieved April 5, 2008, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Miscegenation |
*Chicago Manual Style (CMS): | *Chicago Manual Style (CMS): | ||
| − | Miscegenation. Dictionary.com. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Miscegenation (accessed: April | + | Miscegenation. Dictionary.com. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Miscegenation (accessed: April 5, 2008). |
*Modern Language Association (MLA): | *Modern Language Association (MLA): | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:25, September 11, 2023
Miscegenation is defined by the American Heritage Dictionary as:
- "The interbreeding of different races or of persons of different racial backgrounds."
- "Cohabitation, sexual relations, or marriage involving persons of different races."
- "A mixture or hybridization: There was musical miscegenation at a time when segregation was the common rule".
Word origin
The term miscegenation was coined in a 1863 propaganda pamphlet titled Miscegenation: The Theory of the Blending of the Races, Applied to the American White Man and Negro. The pamphlet was ostensibly by an Abolitionist who was in favor of "miscegenation" and the complete blending of the races, claiming it was the goal of the Republican Party to make the American race the finest on earth by "engrafting upon our stock the negro element". However, later in 1864 it was revealed that the pamphlet was a hoax written by two men named George Wakeman and David Goodman Croly working for the Democratic Party. They hoped to bring ridicule upon the Republicans, the Lincoln administration, and the Conservative Abolitionist movement in general by playing on the irrational fears and bigotry of their fellow racists.[1]
Christian perspectives
In the Book of Ruth, Ruth was a Moabite whom God had forbidden the Israelites to make marriage with. Ruth however accepted the God of Israel as her God and Boaz as her kinsman-redeemer, whom she married. Ruth went on to be King David's great-grandmother, and Jesus was born of the House of David. The Book of Ruth teaches that God loves all people, and by Ruth is the salvation that is in Christ available to the gentiles, who now can be adopted into God's family.
See also
- Loving Day (holiday celebrating Loving v. Virginia)
References
- American Psychological Association (APA):
Miscegenation. (n.d.). The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Retrieved April 5, 2008, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Miscegenation
- Chicago Manual Style (CMS):
Miscegenation. Dictionary.com. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Miscegenation (accessed: April 5, 2008).
- Modern Language Association (MLA):
"Miscegenation." The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. 05 Apr. 2008. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Miscegenation>.
- ↑ "Miscegenation Hoax", Museum of Hoaxes.