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: Flying in from Los Angeles, they were just as shocked to find their son engaged to a white woman.

When the couple walked through the front door, the air in the room didn't just chill; it solidified. , a woman who prided herself on her progressive views, found her convictions staring her in the face. She saw her daughter’s radiant joy and, after the initial shock, began to see the man Joey saw. Matt Drayton , however, was a different story. An editor of a crusading newspaper, he had spent his life fighting for equality in print, but finding it in his own living room was a bridge he wasn't sure he could cross. The Ultimatum Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)1967

Finally, as the shadows lengthened, Matt Drayton called everyone into the study. He spoke of his own youth, of the passion he and Christina once shared, and acknowledged that while the world might be "hell-bent" on making their lives difficult, his daughter's right to love was more important than his own discomfort. With a weary but resolute smile, he gave his blessing. : Flying in from Los Angeles, they were