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Interracial marriages are illegal.Full text of the Law
Constitution of TennesseeArticle XI: Miscellaneous Provisions: Section 14
The intermarriage of white persons with negroes, mulattoes, or persons of mixed blood, descended from a negro to the third generation inclusive of their living together as man and wife in this State is prohibited. The legislature shall enforce this section by appropriate legislation.

