Eloping into marriage with a lover-wil it survive?

i have a boyfriend and my family doesnt like him,w e are in love and are planning to elope, is there a chance our marriage will survive like any othe rmarriage? we have dated for a year now and are both 22 years..please help, i really love him and i knu he loves me too. i thot getting pregnant would be a sure way to get maried to him but i knu my parents wud rather take care of the baby than let me live with him..he is black (an african) and am white..but its not an issue but i believe its what my parents are against..hes here on study but i want to go back to africa with him and live with him for good..i really do love him!!please post ur views