In the book The Color of Water, Miss Ruth Mc Bride Jordan had a relationship at the age of fifteen. Her relationship had occurred in the 1930's in Virginia. At that time, anti-miscegenation laws were in force. Miss Jordan's boyfriend was Peter, who was black. The relationship went against the laws of anti-miscegenation, since she was white and her boyfriend was black. Therefore, the relationships between different races were illegal and dangerous at that time. …showed first 75 words of 591 total…

…showed last 75 words of 591 total…to disrupt it. <Tab/>In the book The Color of Water, Miss Jordan was terrified when she got pregnant. The main reason of being afraid was because of the laws pertaining to anti-miscegenation. I think that it was unfair for her because she couldn't get married with the person she loved. Because of the anti-miscegenation laws, she had the abortion to save herself and her boyfriend. <Tab/>