Alabama’s Anti-Miscegenation Statutes: Upholding Racial Classification at the Supreme Court
This is Part 3 of a 7-part series entitled, “Alabama’s Anti-Miscegenation Statutes.” Prior posts in the series: Part 1, “A Short History of Anti-Miscegenation Statutes” and Part 2, “Nullifying Black-White Marriage in Alabama“. You’ll notice that Part 3, which addresses the United States Supreme Court’s consideration of racial classification in criminal laws in the matter of Pace v. Alabama, is shorter than any of the other posts. Here’s why: it segues well into the heart-wrenching saga of Jesse Williams (Part 4, next week), which deserves its own post. Pace v. State of Alabama, Considering Racial Classification In a decision that would be of...
