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- On July 11, 1958, just five weeks after their wedding, the Lovings were woken in their bed at about 2:00 a.m. and arrested by the local sheriff. Richard and Mildred were indicted on charges of violating Virginia’s anti-miscegenation law, which deemed interracial marriages a felony.
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After their marriage, the Lovings returned home to Central Point. They were arrested at night by the county sheriff who had received an anonymous tip, [ 19 ] and charged with "cohabiting as man and wife, against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth."
Feb 17, 2017 · The Lovings traveled to Washington, D.C. to marry, where interracial marriage was legal, and it was the nation’s capital that they would later return to when they were forced to leave their home.
- The Marriage of Richard and Mildred Loving
- The Couple’S Life in Washington, D.C.
- Inside The Loving v. Virginia Supreme Court Case
- Life For Richard and Mildred Loving After The Ruling
Richard Loving metMildred Jeter when they were still children. The Jeters were long-time family friends of the Lovings who lived next door to each other. And while the Lovings were white and the Jeters were of Black and Native American descent, their friendship didn’t raise any eyebrows in the integrated Caroline County, Virginia. Racial segregatio...
Richard and Mildred Loving settled in Washington, D.C., and soon, they became a family of five. Under the terms of their sentence, Richard and Mildred could not travel to Virginia together, but they were allowed to visit individually. Mildred went home to give birth to two of her children. From exile, the Lovings watched the world change around the...
When the Supreme Court heard arguments in Loving v. Virginia, Richard and Mildred Loving stayed in Virginia with their children. The commonwealth argued that the Virginia law banning interracial marriage was a necessary means of protecting people from the “sociological [and] psychological evils” of marriage between races. Before the court, the Assi...
As the Supreme Court debated her case, Mildred Loving said, “It’s the principle, it’s the law. I don’t think it’s right. If we do win, we will be helping a lot of people. I know we have some enemies, but we have some friends too, so it really don’t make any difference about my enemies.” Loving v. Virginiaoverturned interracial marriage laws in 16 s...
Nov 17, 2017 · On July 11, 1958, just five weeks after their wedding, the Lovings were woken in their bed at about 2:00 a.m. and arrested by the local sheriff. Richard and Mildred were indicted on charges...
Nov 7, 2016 · In 1967, Richard Loving and his wife Mildred successfully fought and defeated Virginia's ban on interracial marriage via a historic Supreme Court ruling.
Jan 28, 2021 · The monumental love story of Richard and Mildred Loving resulted in the landmark Supreme Court case that wiped away the last segregation laws in America.
Sep 7, 2024 · The case arose after Richard Loving, a white man, and Mildred Jeter, a woman of mixed African American and Native American ancestry, traveled from their residences in Central Point, Virginia, to Washington, D.C., to be married on June 2, 1958.
