Amid numerous states, California was one of many to outlaw interracial marriage after the period of World War II. Andrea Perez, a Mexican-American woman, and Sylvester Davis, an African-American man, were denied a marriage license in Los Angeles County. Due to this rejection, the interracial couple filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles County Clerk, W.G. Sharp in 1948 leading to the case of Perez v. Sharp. During the time, California state law implemented that no marriage license was to be issued between a white individual and an African American. Although Perez was a Mexican-American, she was considered white due to possessing Spanish heritage. In spite of this rule, the interracial couple challenged the Supreme Court, asserting that their
