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. Miss Jordan had an abortion when she got pregnant. She couldn't get married because it was against the law. There was also…
