Article: Couple Belatedly Celebrates Interracial Union

SCOTT SIMON
NPR Weekend Edition - Saturday
06-28-2008
Couple Belatedly Celebrates Interracial Union

Host: SCOTT SIMON
Time 1:00-2:00 PM


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This is Weekend Edition from NPR News. I'm Scott Simon. Coming up, track and field athletes compete for a spot on the U.S. Olympic team. But first...

Unidentified Woman: Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you again, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Van Garner.

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SIMON: Alvin and Omelia Garner renewed their wedding vows last Saturday. This time their wedding was a full-blown affair. When they were first married in 1968, it was a much quieter ceremony. Mr. Garner is white. Mrs. Garner is black. They're one of ...

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