• LordMayor@piefed.social
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    5 days ago

    Interracial couples weren’t allowed to marry until 1967. Women weren’t allowed to have credit cards or their own bank accounts until 1974.

    Interracial marriage was made legal nationally in 1967 but much longer outside of the Deep South. The bank account bit is just wrong. Credit cards is true.

    • TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today
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      Interracial marriage was made legal nationally in 1967 but much longer outside of the Deep South.

      Yes, just like gay marriage was legal in some states before it was nationally. This does not make my statement incorrect, nor does your statement really add anything to the original claim.

      The bank account bit is just wrong.

      Again, you’re being unnecessarily pedantic. Some women were allowed to have bank accounts, but often had to have the permission of their husband or a male co-signer. Most women faced hurdles that made it difficult or impossible to obtain a bank account by themselves.