In the book The Color of Water, Miss Ruth Mc Bride Jordan had a relationship at the age of fifteen. Her relationship had occurred in the 1930's in Virginia. At that time, anti-miscegenation laws were in force. Miss Jordan's boyfriend was Peter, who was black. The relationship went against the laws of anti-miscegenation, since she was white and her boyfriend was black. Therefore, the relationships between different races were illegal and dangerous at that time. …
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…to disrupt it. <Tab/>In the book The Color of Water, Miss Jordan was terrified when she got pregnant. The main reason of being afraid was because of the laws pertaining to anti-miscegenation. I think that it was unfair for her because she couldn't get married with the person she loved. Because of the anti-miscegenation laws, she had the abortion to save herself and her boyfriend. <Tab/>