The Loving Decision (Loving v Virginia).
What was the effect of the Supreme Court's decision in Loving v. Virginia
No. The Supreme Court ruled on June 12, 1967, in Loving v. Virginia, that laws against interracial marriage were unconstitutional.Please see the related links section below for more information about this Supreme Court decision.
In the state of Virginia it was illegal for people of different races to marry. Loving and Virginia married even though they were an interracial couple. They faced many legal and social problems in Virginia because of this.
The cast of Loving vs. Virginia - 2007 includes: Bernie Cohen as Himself - Lawyer Mildred Loving as herself Richard Loving as himself Ottie Moore as Himself - Former Sheriff Phyl Newbeck as Herself - Historian
Loving v. Virginia is a Supreme Court case that found the Virginia statute prohibiting interracial marriages to be unconstitutional.
in June 12, 1967
The couple in the Loving case were residents of Virginia who married in the District of Columbia and then returned to live in Caroline County, Virginia. A Caroline County grand jury indicted the couple for violation of Virginia's ban on interracial marriage.
Richard Perry Loving was born on October 29, 1933, in Central Point Caroline County, Virginia, USA.
the loving v. virginia decision. :) the actual question was supposed to be "which of the following legalized marriage in the entire united states between men and women of different races?"
Loving v. Virginia
Loving v. Virginia, 388 US 1 (1967)The Lovings were an interracial married couple (Mildred and Richard Perry Loving) who were charged for cohabitating in the state of Virginia, a state that outlawed interracial marriage (They were married in DC before returning to Virginia). Their marriage license was actually used against them in the case that went all the way to the US Supreme Court.Then in 1967, 8 years after their arrest, the Court overturned the law.