Claim: "In 1958, there were 16 states in this country that prohibited -- prohibited -- an African-American and a Caucasian from being married."
Fact-check: Sheila Oliver says 16 states prohibited interracial marriage in 1958
Verdict: mostly-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Erin O'Neill
Date published: 2012-01-15T00:00:00