In support of the ?one drop? law, the state of California in 1939 invalidated Mr. and Mrs. Monk?s marriage because Marie Antoinette Monk was one-eighth Negro in a disputed probate case over Allen Monk?s estate. ...
Monk?s marriage because Marie Antoinette Monk was one-eighth Negro in a disputed probate case over Allen Monk?s estate. Despite taking the case to the US Supreme Court in 1942, the marriage remained invalid. ...