'The Priest Refused to Marry Us': Mixed-Race Couple Share Their 73-Year Story of Love and Prejudice


  This is an emotional and inspiring read about a mixed-race couple who, despite the backlash from their community, family, and clergyman, withstood their ground, proving that love conquers all.

Trudy Menard, a British native, and Barclay Patoir, born in British Guiana, now called Guyana, have shared a long-lasting relationship. However, for these two, it was not love at first sight. In fact, Menard was initially skeptical about being in the same room with Patoir, a former engineer.

Eventually, they became friends, and their relationship blossomed into a romance that had been in existence for more than seven decades.

In 2017, these two unlikely couples of their generation, a white woman and a black man revealed how their strong love blurred their differences and fought through the prejudices witnessed.

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