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Analysis Of Mildred And Richard: The Love Story That Changed America

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The general message made by Brynn Holland in her work, “Mildred and Richard: The Love Story that Changed America,” is that Mildred and Richard changed how things are today and viewed. She writes”I believe all Americans, no matter their race, no matter their sex, no matter their sexual orientation, should have that same freedom to marry”. Holland is suggesting that no matter what you like you should be able to marry. More specifically, Holland shows that the color of your skin does not show who you are. In conclusion, Holland reveals that the color of your skin doesn't matter when you're in love. In my view, interracial marriages during the Civil Rights Movements were dangerous as revealed in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. In this novel,

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