Entries tagged with “Loving v. Virginia”

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Jan 06, 2022

Lawyer in Landmark Interracial Marriage Case Urges Supreme Court to Eliminate ​‘Frightening Echo’ of Bigotry in Texas Death Penalty Case

On January 6, 1959, Richard and Mildred Loving were con­vict­ed on felony charges of ​“mis­ce­gena­tion” under Virginia​’s Racial Integrity Act, which crim­i­nal­ized inter­ra­cial mar­riage. The tri­al court sen­tenced them to one year in prison but sus­pend­ed the sen­tence con­di­tioned upon their leav­ing Virginia and not return­ing togeth­er for 25 years. The court…