Approval of interracial marriage is at an all-time high in America,
according to a new Gallup poll. Notably, approval only reached majority levels during Bill Clinton's second term:
Americans are approaching unanimity in their views of marriages between blacks and whites, with 86% now approving of such unions. Americans' views on interracial marriage have undergone a major transformation in the past five decades. When Gallup first asked about black-white marriages in 1958, 4% approved. More Americans disapproved than approved until 1983, and approval did not exceed the majority level until 1997. [Emphasis added]
While a generation gap persists, the majority of the shift is not the result of younger Americans replacing older ones. Instead, according to Gallup's data, the main cause was changing minds:
To repeat: this happened mainly because minds were changed. Don't ever let anyone tell you that progress is impossible.