I found this article to be personally relevant.
My parents had to slip over the border for their wedding. At the time, "mix-race" marriage was illegal in the state of Virginia.
https://www.tor.com/2022/05/03/star-trek-wah-chang-and-the-ongoing-legacy-of-balance-of-terror/
@nyrath book suggestion Trevor Noah Born a crime
@nyrath the all men created equal sure wasnt the norm in the US. In Europe we don't really learn about Jim Crow, nor the 3/5. I was shocked ngl