Bob Jones University barred unmarried African Americans to prevent interracial dating

Evidence

In 1975, again in an attempt to forestall IRS action, the school admitted blacks to the student body, but, out of fears of miscegenation, refused to admit unmarried African Americans. The school also stipulated that any students who engaged in interracial dating, or who were even associated with organizations that advocated interracial dating, would be expelled. — Randall Balmer, Bad Faith, 111

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Religious Right leaders reframed racism as religious freedom to mask self-interest — Randall Balmer, Bad Faith: Race and the Rise of the…, 110; Bob Jones University barred African Americans until 1971 — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 726

Related

• Bob Jones University barred African Americans until 1971 (similarity 0.94)

Broader Connections

• Bob Jones University barred African Americans until 1971 #qualifies (0.85) — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 726