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jun 12, 1967 - Loving v. Virginia

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The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously struck down as unconstitutional 16 state bans on interracial marriage. The ruling came in a lawsuit brought by Richard and Mildred Loving, a white man and black woman who had been jailed for being married to each other.

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jun 12, 1967
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~ 59 years ago