Race of the Future: Mixing of Colors in the United States Leading to One Race?

Abstract

This article examines the impacts of the race of the future theory on the U.S. population. By and large, the theory posits that the mixing of different races-due to the process of miscegenation, especially in marriage, cohabitation, or sexual relations-will blend all races, so much so that, in the future, the end result of this mixing will be a panracial formation (i.e., one race). In this analysis, the authors attempt to determine whether the mixing of colors currently happening in the United States will lead to one race and what the race of the future in the United States will "look" like. One of the major conclusions is that, although the possibility of the existence of the race of the future has yet to be established, the degree of multiraciality in the U.S. population is rapidly growing (based on data and statistics from the U.S. Bureau of the Census).