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Mildred and Richard Loving

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533: 51: 448:, was decided unanimously in the Lovings' favor on June 12, 1967. The Court overturned their convictions, dismissing Virginia's argument that the law was not discriminatory because it applied equally to and provided identical penalties for both white and black persons. The Supreme Court ruled that the anti-miscegenation statute violated both the 741:
Americans, no matter their race, no matter their sex, no matter their sexual orientation, should have that same freedom to marry. Government has no business imposing some people's religious beliefs over others. Especially if it denies people's civil rights." There is little doubt about Mildred and Richard's legacy.
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My generation was bitterly divided over something that should have been so clear and right. The majority believed that what the judge said, that it was God's plan to keep people apart, and that government should discriminate against people in love. But I have lived long enough now to see big changes.
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They were frustrated by their inability to travel together to visit their families in Virginia, and by social isolation and financial difficulties in Washington, D.C. In 1964, after their youngest son was hit by a car in the busy streets, they decided they needed to move back to their home town, and
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Richard's father worked for one of the wealthiest black men in the county for 25 years. Richard's closest companions were black (or colored, as was the term then), including those he drag-raced with and Mildred's older brothers. "There's just a few people that live in this community," Richard said.
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Surrounded as I am now by wonderful children and grandchildren, not a day goes by that I don't think of Richard and our love, our right to marry, and how much it meant to me to have that freedom to marry the person precious to me, even if others thought he was the "wrong kind of person" for me to
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Richard Loving was the son of Lola (Allen) Loving and Twillie Loving. He was also born and raised in Central Point, where he became a construction worker after school. He was European American, classified as white. His father's maternal grandfather, T. P. Farmer, fought for the Confederacy in the
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and the passing of her husband. On the 40th anniversary of the decision, she stated: "I am still not a political person, but I am proud that Richard's and my name is on a court case that can help reinforce the love, the commitment, the fairness, and the family that so many people, black or white,
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I am still not a political person, but I am proud that Richard's and my name is on a court case that can help reinforce the love, the commitment, the fairness, and the family that so many people, black or white, young or old, gay or straight seek in life. I support the freedom to marry for all.
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The two first met when Mildred was 11 and Richard was 17. He was a family friend of her brothers. Years later, when she was in high school, they began dating. When Mildred was 18 she became pregnant and Richard moved into the Jeter household. They decided to marry in June 1958 and traveled to
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Mildred lived a quiet, private life declining interviews and staying clear of the spotlight. She did, however, make a rare exception in June of 2007. On the 40th anniversary of the Loving v. Virginia ruling... devoutly religious Mildred issued a statement that read, in part, "I believe all
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marry. I believe all Americans, no matter their race, no matter their sex, no matter their sexual orientation, should have that same freedom to marry. Government has no business imposing some people's religious beliefs over others. Especially if it denies people's civil rights.
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and were convicted by the Caroline County Circuit Court on January 6, 1959. They were sentenced to one year in prison, suspended for 25 years on the condition that they leave the state. They moved to Washington, D.C., but missed their country town.
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Mildred Loving, a black woman whose anger over being banished from Virginia for marrying a white man led to a landmark Supreme Court ruling overturning state miscegenation laws, died on May 2 at her home in Central Point, Va. She was
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The legacy of Loving v. Virginia weighs heavily on the pages of Judge Wright Allen's opinion, which opens with a quote from Mildred Loving—who was a vocal supporter of same-sex marriage—before discussing the case at
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prior to her relationship with Richard. He lived with the Lovings. Each of the children married and had their own families. At the time of her death, Mildred had eight grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.
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After the Supreme Court ruled on the case in 1967, the couple moved with their children back to Central Point, Virginia, where Richard built them a house. This was their home for the rest of their lives.
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Mildred said she considered her marriage and the court decision to be "God's work". She supported everyone's right to marry whomever they wished. In 1965, while the case was pending, she told the
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Joanna Grossman, "The Fortieth Anniversary of Loving v. Virginia: The Personal and Cultural Legacy of the Case that Ended Legal Prohibitions on Interracial Marriage", Findlaw commentary
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banning such marriages, and were forced to leave the state to avoid being jailed. They moved to Washington, D.C., but wanted to return to their home town. With the help of the
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Robert A. Pratt (2015). "Crossin the Color Line: A Historical Assessment and Personal Narrative of Loving v. Virginia". In Weisberg, D. Kelly; Appleton, Susan Frelich (eds.).
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The older generation's fears and prejudices have given way, and today's young people realize that if someone loves someone they have a right to marry.
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who had received an anonymous tip, and charged with "cohabiting as man and wife, against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth." They
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Lavender, Abraham (2014). "Loving, Richard (1933–1975), and Mildred Loving (1939–2008)". In Chapman, Roger; Ciment, James (eds.).
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Mildred Jeter was the daughter of Musial (Byrd) Jeter and Theoliver Jeter. She was born and raised in the small community of
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The Lovings had two children together: Donald Lendberg Loving (October 8, 1958 – August 2000) and Peggy Loving (born
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network. According to Loving, "Not much of it was very true. The only part of it right was I had three children."
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to overturn the law. In 1967, the Supreme Court ruled in their favor, striking down the Virginia statute and all
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under Virginia's anti-miscegenation law. David Margolick, "A Mixed Marriage's 25th Anniversary of Legality"
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young or old, gay or straight, seek in life. I support the freedom to marry for all. That's what
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of the Fourteenth Amendment. The Lovings returned to Virginia after the Supreme Court decision.
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they filed suit to vacate the judgment against them so they would be allowed to return home.
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ancestry.) She is often described as having Native American and African American ancestry.
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in the United States, an unofficial holiday celebrating interracial marriages.
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On June 12, 2007, Mildred issued a statement on the 40th anniversary of the
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After their marriage, the Lovings returned home to Central Point. They were
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Culture Wars in America: An Encyclopedia of Issues, Viewpoints, and Voices
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At the time, interracial marriage was banned in Virginia by the
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unconstitutional, including in the U.S. Supreme Court decision
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On June 29, 1975, a drunk driver struck the Lovings' car in
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Plaintiffs in the U.S. Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia
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notes her statement to commemorate the 40th anniversary of
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The final sentence in Mildred Loving's obituary in the
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June 12, 2007 "Loving Day statement by Mildred Loving"
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Richard Loving
Richard Loving (artist)

Central Point, Virginia
Central Point, Virginia
Milford, Virginia
Caroline County, Virginia
Housewife
Construction worker
Loving v. Virginia
plaintiffs
U.S. Supreme Court
Loving v. Virginia
Loving
criminally
interracial marriage
Virginia
statute
American Civil Liberties Union
suit
state
anti-miscegenation laws
unconstitutional
Fourteenth Amendment
Caroline County, Virginia
LGBT rights
same-sex marriage
Obergefell v. Hodges
Central Point
Caroline County

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