@Alien: Find a book written in the 1920's for even better propaganda.

Attitudes toward the interracial marriage in the US have undergone a huge transformation. In 1958, US public opinion was 95% disapproval of interracial marriage. By 2007, it was down to 18%.

A 1975 book would, in my opinion, has little relevance in 2015. Claiming racism is "still alive and well" today is backward thinking and adheres to some sort of ideological party line.

Racism exists everywhere to some degree.

The word 'interracial' implies a concept of race - 'interracial marriage' - still alive.

When i first came to China it was for a change and to push myself out of my safety zone. I was shocked to quickly realize how many attractive middle aged woman were interested in me. I eventually married a woman i consider to be very attractive for her age but she informed me no chinese man would ever want to marry her again because of her age, divorce, and she had a daughter. I am sure many so called white men have had similar experiences. I must also add i was initially surprised at how many times i was asked to marry woman here, only to have them disappear after they found out i was not rich.

So the prejudice was about age, divorce and children by previous husband?
That's not race, but is a good note about prevalent (not universal) cultural attitudes in China. And about money, not particularly Chinese.

1975 is actually very near. It's only one generation, so it's still fresh. Another law prohibiting interracial relationships was still alive as close as 1985 in South Africa, and guess what? It was once again a law against White and non-White marriage and sexual relationships.

"By 2007, it was down to 18%."

Lowering number likely influenced by the fact that they started casting votes from more people of various racial groups.

@Alien: Yes, interracial marriage is still alive and growing in the US. Do you see this as a problem?

Race is more than a concept. It is a reality. The issue is attitudes toward race. Hauling out pre-1975 attitudes is really backward looking.

Going back to the 2007 Gallup poll: in 1958 95% of Americans disapproved of interracial marriage, by 1985 it was down to less than 50%, and in 2007 down to about 18%.

If you want racism and look for it, it is there. If you are old like me and have seen a real change in US attitudes over your lifetime, then racism curves down ward it approaches being asymptotic. It will never reach zero.

If 'race' is a 'reality', what kind of 'reality' is it? Book I mentioned covers this question very well.

@yankee most of the people reading these forums were not even born yet in 1975. I was a young man then and i can tell you things have changed a lot. In 1975 i would not have voted for a black president and i voted for Obama twice. In 1975 i was still leery of some of my black college team mates. This ignorance was not a result of my parents attitudes. I was fortunate to raise my 3 boys to not see the color of ones skin and today am very proud when i attend one of their functions at the color and cultural diversity of their dearest friends.