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Divorce Decree Between Ruby and Ham Say Naim

A 1930s document entitled "Abstract of Divorce Decree" from Virginia cites race as a reason to annul a marriage between Ruby and Ham Say Naim.

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This document annulling the marriage of Ruby and Ham Say Naim lists his “color” as Chinese, and the cause of divorce as “one party not of white race, marriage not legal.” Interracial marriages were explicitly prohibited in many Southern states.

Object ID

29.04.03

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Multimedia details

Date

1954

Type

Text

Format

Legal Document

File Format

jpg

Source

Ancestry Library

Licensor

Public Domain

MUMI Number

29.04.IMG.011

Date

1954

Type

Text

Format

Legal Document

File Format

jpg

Source

Ancestry Library

Licensor

Public Domain

MUMI Number

29.04.IMG.011

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