Monday, June 12, 2017 1:05:50 AM
50 Years After Loving v. Virginia
Richard and Mildred Loving at their home in Central Point, Va., with their children, from left, Peggy, Donald and Sidney, in 1967.
JUNE 11, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/11/us/50-years-after-loving-v-virginia.html
The AP interviewed Mildred Loving, who never wanted fame
The graves of Richard and Mildred Loving are seen in a rural cemetery near their former home in Caroline County, Virginia, Wednesday, June 7, 2017. Richard Loving, a white man, and his wife Mildred, a black woman, challenged Virginia’s ban on interracial marriage and ultimately won their case at the U.S. Supreme Court in 1967. Monday, June 12, 2017 marks 50 years since the Supreme Court issued that opinion, which overturned laws against interracial marriage in 16 states.
June 11. 2017
https://www.apnews.com/a408f20638ef4f35bed71f5a73fadfbe/The-AP-interviewed-Mildred-Loving,-who-never-wanted-fame
50 years after Loving, 1 in 6 new couples are racially mixed
June 11. 2017
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fifty years after Mildred and Richard Loving’s landmark legal challenge shattered the laws against interracial marriage in the U.S., some couples of different races still talk of facing discrimination, disapproval and sometimes outright hostility from their fellow Americans.
Although the racist laws against mixed marriages are gone, several interracial couples said in interviews they still get nasty looks, insults and sometimes even violence when people find out about their relationships.
[...]
https://www.apnews.com/75a315ac2503431f89a0253891fd2536/50-years-after-Loving,-1-in-6-new-couples-are-racially-mixed [with embedded video]
Before Loving v. Virginia, another interracial couple fought in court for their marriage
June 11, 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/06/11/before-loving-v-virginia-another-interracial-couple-fought-in-court-for-their-marriage/ [with comments]
The wrong side of history: My uncle’s Supreme Court stand against interracial marriage
My Uncle Bob represented the state in Loving v. Virginia. My family didn't talk about it until after he died
Jun 10, 2017
http://www.salon.com/2017/06/10/the-wrong-side-of-history-my-uncles-stand-against-interracial-marriage-was-a-skeleton-in-my-familys-closet/ [with comments]
The Loving Project: Celebrating 50 Years of Interracial Marriage
06/10/2017 Updated June 10, 2017
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-loving-project_us_593b6cafe4b0b65670e56a84 [no comments yet]
Richard and Mildred Loving at their home in Central Point, Va., with their children, from left, Peggy, Donald and Sidney, in 1967.
JUNE 11, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/11/us/50-years-after-loving-v-virginia.html
The AP interviewed Mildred Loving, who never wanted fame
The graves of Richard and Mildred Loving are seen in a rural cemetery near their former home in Caroline County, Virginia, Wednesday, June 7, 2017. Richard Loving, a white man, and his wife Mildred, a black woman, challenged Virginia’s ban on interracial marriage and ultimately won their case at the U.S. Supreme Court in 1967. Monday, June 12, 2017 marks 50 years since the Supreme Court issued that opinion, which overturned laws against interracial marriage in 16 states.
June 11. 2017
https://www.apnews.com/a408f20638ef4f35bed71f5a73fadfbe/The-AP-interviewed-Mildred-Loving,-who-never-wanted-fame
50 years after Loving, 1 in 6 new couples are racially mixed
June 11. 2017
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fifty years after Mildred and Richard Loving’s landmark legal challenge shattered the laws against interracial marriage in the U.S., some couples of different races still talk of facing discrimination, disapproval and sometimes outright hostility from their fellow Americans.
Although the racist laws against mixed marriages are gone, several interracial couples said in interviews they still get nasty looks, insults and sometimes even violence when people find out about their relationships.
[...]
https://www.apnews.com/75a315ac2503431f89a0253891fd2536/50-years-after-Loving,-1-in-6-new-couples-are-racially-mixed [with embedded video]
Before Loving v. Virginia, another interracial couple fought in court for their marriage
June 11, 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/06/11/before-loving-v-virginia-another-interracial-couple-fought-in-court-for-their-marriage/ [with comments]
The wrong side of history: My uncle’s Supreme Court stand against interracial marriage
My Uncle Bob represented the state in Loving v. Virginia. My family didn't talk about it until after he died
Jun 10, 2017
http://www.salon.com/2017/06/10/the-wrong-side-of-history-my-uncles-stand-against-interracial-marriage-was-a-skeleton-in-my-familys-closet/ [with comments]
The Loving Project: Celebrating 50 Years of Interracial Marriage
06/10/2017 Updated June 10, 2017
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-loving-project_us_593b6cafe4b0b65670e56a84 [no comments yet]
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