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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hello I was recently invited to a family wedding reception at the Chevy Chase Club in Montgomery County.  Growing up in MoCo in the 80's people always said the club was racist. Not like the structural racism in society, but like out-right racism, ie we don't let black people in.   Documentation from back then does seem to support this. I am now married to an African-American woman and feeling uncomfortable about attending.  I don't want to rock the boat too much with the family, and want to make sure that if we don't go because the reception is being held there, I am not just going off of stuff I heard growing up.  Any thoughts on the club still being racist? [/quote]
You can rest assure that you and your wife will be perfectly okay attending a wedding reception at the Chevy Chase Club.  I am a biracial (black & white) woman who have been interracially married for 30 years.  I have attended at least 12 wedding receptions over the years at the CCC.  Four of those weddings I was a bridesmaid.  I have never experience racism there.   Also, let's get real here.  No one will be focus on you or your wife.  People will be focusing on the newlyweds and enjoying themselves.  If your wife is classy, then no you will not have any issues.  Your question seems to imply that she is not accustomed to being in UMC or wealthy social circles.  Are you concern about her behavior?  There is no reason that a classy black women would feel out of place in a venue like that. I could see a person who comes from a lower class background regardless of race feeling uncomfortable there, but an UMC individual will feel right at home.  Like I said, I have never had problems there and none of the black people (my relatives) who have attended wedding receptions there had issues with racism.

Go and enjoy your relative's wedding.  Life is too short to waste it on outdated nonsense.   Believe me, in this area white people regardless of political backgrounds are more accepting of diverse families and interracial couples than black people are.  My husband and I have never had a negative encounter in predominately white social circles in the DC area.  However, I have lost count on how many negative experiences we had encounter in predominately black social circles in this area.  I think you are over thinking this and have got yourself worked up over nothing.  I promise that you and spouse will be fine. 
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