Erasing Race

Race has been an issue in America ever since 1492, when Columbus sailed the ocean blue. The color of your skin, and your ethnicity directly affected your social status, one's ability to progress and even your quality of life.

Fortunately for those of us who aren't white property owning males, times have changed dramatically since the days of the colonies. Minorities and women have gained the right to vote and stories of racial inequality and the civil rights movement seem like ancient history to younger generations.

The United States has been colloquially referred to as the "melting pot" due to its history of diverse residents, however Americans weren't always free to be as diverse as possible until 1967.

In the landmark case of Loving v. Virginia the supreme court ruled that interracial marriage was no longer illegal.

According to the 2010 census 9 million Americans identify themselves as multiracial accounting for 2% of the total population but 5.6% of the population under 18 years old.

With multiracial Americans becoming more prominent we now have a biracial President and even a biracial Spiderman. In the coming weeks I will explore how multiracial citizens are depicted in media and social issues relating to them.