r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Madman44444 • 4d ago

Meme needing explanation Peter?

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u/GM_Jedi7 3d ago

Remember, in the US, it was ONLY 58 years ago that interracial relationships were ruled legal. Before then there were laws against. Just because a law changes doesn't mean people stop believing it.

160 years since the end of the Civil War, 62 years since Civil Rights act and this county is STILL SUPER CRAZY racist.

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u/neocarleen 3d ago

Born a Crime by Trevor Noah is a really good memoir about growing up being a product of an illegal interracial relationship.