President Obama was often lauded as our first black president, but he might've been more accurately identified as our first mixed race president. That he is viewed as a black president, when is actually half white, points to our country's complicated history with race. Indeed, President Obama may very have provided America a peek at its future. It is increasingly clear that 21st century Americas will look markedly different than those that came before them. Though still relatively small in numbers, mixed race Americans are already changing the racial landscape of the country—according to a 2013 study, a record 12% of newlyweds married someone of a different race. Consider also that future mixed race Americans will be further reshaping an already increasingly less white population. But just how will mixed race Americans reshape the country we know today? Are we evolving toward "a more perfect union" or will this racial trend eventually render our country unrecognizable to Americans of today?
Include at least two of the following pieces in your discussion:
- "The Changing Face of America" (National Geographic)
- "Multiracial in America: Proud, Diverse and Growing in Numbers" (Pew Research Center)
- "Mixed Race People are Changing the Face of America" (Huffington Post)
- "What Makes Someone Identify as Multiracial?" (FiveThirtyEight)
- "Raising a Biracial Child as a Mother of Color" (Atlantic)
- "Interracial Marriage: Who is ‘Marrying Out’?" (Pew Research Center)
Required:
- MLA Style
- Works cited
- Two full pages in length
Due: Fri 10.20
