'I think about how they're going to be received, who is going to take issue with them not because of their behavior but because of their appearance,' Bailey said. He is still concerned about how his daughters, who are biracial, will be viewed when they go to a new place. While increasing numbers of populations of people with two or more races is encouraging, Bailey said there's still a lot of work to be done regarding equality. In those years, Bailey said, 'What we have in common still outweighs what are our differences or what could separate us.' He and his wife have been married for 23 years. 'When my parents were completely adults, it was illegal for them to cross visually ethnic lines. Loving v. Virginia was four years before Bailey and wife Angel - an interracial couple -were born. 'Since Loving v. Virginia, the numbers have jumped up exponentially, and it's not going to stop,' he said. Virginia, a landmark case that deemed it unconstitutional in Virginia to prohibit mixed-race marriage. Herb Bailey, executive ministry director at Uncommon Grounds Cafe in Aliquippa, said the number of multi-race people has continued to increase since 1967, the year of Loving V. 'Diversification years ago wasn't as accepted,' Manning said. ”We’ve come a long way.' ”It’s an example of the evolution of the American family.īiracial couples are more accepted now than in years prior, he said, which could be a major reason for the increase. 'There are certainly more biracial folks across the country,' Manning said.

Beaver County mirrored the same, with a more than 216% increase - that's an increase of 6,405 people in the last ten years.Ĭounty commissioner Jack Manning said that increase isn’t surprising. In Pennsylvania, people who claimed two or more races on the most recent census increased more than 225%.

Populations of two or more races skyrocketed since the last census was taken.

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