The marriage squeeze refers to an observable sociological condition experienced in the United States by African American women who find it difficult to meet and marry desirable and eligible African American men.
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“What is marriage, is marriage protection or religion, is marriage renunciation or abundance, is marriage a stepping-stone or an end. What is marriage.”
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