Racial differences are often open wounds.
But for some, those differences are celebrated or left to fade. The interracial families profiled in this series have found a way to love and live together, a way to navigate the turbulent waters of race relations every day. They are living lessons in crossing the line that divides us by color. On a brisk December afternoon, Rebecca Mackie pulls out eight individually wrapped gifts from the large cardboard box plopped in her living room. As her eyes scan the tags, her heart drops.