11.   Disparities in interracial marriages underline this problem.

12.   Despite their love for each other, interracial marriage is illegal in Virginia and several other states, punishable by jail sentences.

13.   Discrimination has declined, the black middle class has grown, interracial marriages are becoming more common, she said.

14.   Even interracial marriage, though uncommon, was allowed.

15.   For Fox, this is tantamount to rolling out a romantic romp depicting an interracial marriage between a onetime superstar athlete and his breathtaking blond wife.

16.   Gay rights activists believe that the bans on same-sex marriage, like the bans on interracial marriage, will inevitably be struck down.

17.   Gerald Johnson, pollster for the Alabama Education Association, said it was the first time the group had conducted a poll on interracial marriage.

18.   He says he is being punished for obeying biblical edicts that prohibit interracial marriage and homosexuality.

19.   He theorizes that by waiting longer, these couples obviated the possibility of having and raising children, always the most problematic issue in an interracial marriage.

20.   Her father told her she was crazy, and her brother insisted that the interracial marriage would disgrace the family.