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On this day in 2009, a Louisiana official withheld a marriage license from an interracial couple, claiming he did "not believe in mixing races in that way." He had denied marriage licenses to several interracial couples the previous two years.
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Oct. 6, 2009 | White Louisiana Official Denies Marriage License for Interracial Couple
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