Noel J. Mickelson and John Amos First Met in College<\/strong><\/h2>\nDetails about the exact manner and time that Noel J. Mickelson first met John Amos and fell in love with him are quite vague. However, our investigation shows that they first met while they were both in college. Amos and Mickelson both attended Colorado State University and met each other there one day, apparently by chance. They took interest in each other and started dating. Their daughter Shannon later described it as ‘love at first sight’.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nAt the time Mickelson first met Amos, he was not making movies yet. He was, however, playing football. Amos was very passionate about playing football and was actively featured on the Colorado State Rams football team, the team that represented Colorado State University. What Mickelson studied in college is not certain, however, we know that Amos graduated with a degree in sociology.<\/span><\/p>\nThe exact year that Mickelson and Amos started dating is not known. But, we know that they kept their romance alive throughout their university days even though many people frowned at their relationship. This was because John Amos was a black American man and Mickelson was a white woman. At the time, racism in America was at its peak so not many were pleased with two people of different races being together. Inter-racial relationships and marriages were taboo in many parts of America at the time.<\/span><\/p>\nMickelson and Amos Got Married Against All Odds<\/strong><\/h3>\nAfter they both graduated from college, Noel J. Mickelson and John Amos shunned criticisms and continued their budding romance. This did not go down well because they were subjected to attacks by white supremacists sometimes. Their relationship was a source of concern to their respective parents because of what it meant at the time. <\/span><\/p>\nIn the 1960s, any black American who dared to have a romantic relationship with a white person often landed in trouble because of the racism prevalent at the time. <\/span>However, Mickelson and Amos were so in love that <\/span>this did not stop them from continuing their romance. In fact, against all odds, they decided to get married.<\/p>\nThe couple eventually tied the knot in early 1965. It is not clear how big or publicized the wedding was but it is believed that all family members and close friends were in attendance. Their defiance and true love story became an inspiration to many people. It was clear that nothing could stop the couple from being with each other.<\/p>\n
Was Noel J. Mickelson\u2019s Marriage to John Amos Illegal?<\/strong><\/h3>\nNoel J. Mickelson and John Amos’s marriage was illegal as they got married at a time when racism was at an all-time high in the United States. At the time of their wedding, it was illegal for black people to marry white people in about 16 states in America. It is not very clear what American state they got married in, but we imagine that Mickelson and Amos researched and tied the knot in a state where it was legal for blacks to get married to whites.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nWhat this means is that at the time Noel J. Mickelson and John Amos got married in 1965, their marriage was considered illegal in 16 states in America. So, they were only recognized as a married couple by law in only some parts of the United States and not in others. <\/span>It was apparently tough for the couple as husband and wife because they faced a number of persecutions every now and then.<\/span><\/p>\nFor instance, some years after their marriage, Mickelson and her husband, <\/span>Amos decided to go on a cross-country road trip. During the trip, they decided to get some gas in Arizona and something really traumatic happened. When they pulled into the gas station, a white man came out of the service station with a loaded shotgun and aimed the weapon at Amos. He then told Amos to get his ‘white trash and nigger child’ off his property. Left with no choice, Amos and his family left the gas station humiliated and devastated.<\/p>\nThis heartbreaking story was told years later by Mickelson’s daughter Shannon who witnessed the sad incident. According to Shannon, it was the first time she witnessed something like that and the incident forced her parents to begin lecturing her on the horrific existence of racism in America.<\/span><\/p>\n\n