jun 12, 1967 - Loving v Virginia
Description:
Richard and Mildred Loving, the plaintiffs in this court case, were an interracial couple whose marriage had been declared illegal by the Virginia state law. They took their case all the way to the supreme court. Loving v Virginia was a court case that shut down state laws against interracial marriage. This case was one of the defining cases in the break down of the Jim Crow lawsAdded to timeline:
Date:
jun 12, 1967
Now
~ 59 years ago