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Loving v. Virginia: Legalization of Interracial Marriage, 1967

Richard Perry Loving and Mildred Jeter Loving, 1967
Richard Perry Loving and Mildred Jeter Loving, 1967

#OTD Richard Perry Loving (Oct 29, 1933 - Jun 29, 1975). Loving, a white man, and his wife Mildred, a Black woman, were the plaintiffs in the landmark SCOTUS case Loving v Virginia (1967) that ruled that laws banning interracial marriage violate the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

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