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Anti-miscegenation laws were passed to prohibit miscegenation, that is prohibition of interracial couples from marrying. Here follows a list of laws in different United States states.
| State | First passed | Law repealed | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 1705 | 1843 | Passed an 1913 law preventing out-of-state couples from circumventing their home-state laws |
| South Dakota | 1909 | 1957 | |
| Vermont | N/A | N/A | Only state that never tried to introduce an anti-miscegenation law |
| Virginia | N/A | 1967* | |
* The United States Supreme Court struck down Virginia's law, along with the laws of other states, in a unanimous decision Loving v. Virginia.
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