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Nov 1, 2009
50 years ago: Tucson couple broke down barriers to interracial marriage
Henry Oyama was beaming as he led his new bride from the altar of St. Augustine Cathedral 50 years ago. The photos taken that day might leave the impression nothing was out of place, as if it was any other marriage ceremony. But in 1959 the country was on the brink of a major cultural shift.
