> Marriage certificates were invented by the government originally to prevent white and black people from marrying. Their only purpose seems to be to oppress.

> Marriage certificates were invented by the government originally to prevent white and black people from marrying. Their only purpose seems to be to oppress. This is a remarkable claim. Do you have a source backing it up? Bear in mind that marriage certificates exist in many countries which, historically and today, do not have very many black citizens or white citizens.