Report on Loving Case 1967

Mildred Jeter was born in 1939. She was of African and Rappahannock (Native American) descent.

Richard Loving was born in 1933. He was of Caucasian (white) descent.

Mildred and Richard were childhood sweethearts in Caroline County, Virginia. When they grew up, they decided to marry.

The marriage laws in Virginia said that no white person could marry a non-white person, so the Lovings were married in June, 1958 in Washington..

After they returned home, the local sheriff burst into their bedroom and arrested Mr. and Mrs. Loving.

To avoid going to jail, the couple had to leave Virginia.

The Lovings moved to Washington, but in time were frustrated that they could not visit their families in Virginia.

in 1963, Mrs. Loving wrote the US Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy, who referred her case to the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union). The case was taken all the way to the US Supreme Court.

On June 12, 1967. the Supreme Court ruled that the laws forbidding inter-racial marriages were unconstitutional.

After the Supreme Court decision, Mr. and Mrs. Loving moved back to Virginia to raise their own three children.

Mildred and Richard Loving supported everyone's right to marry.

In honor of the Lovings, June 12th is known as Loving Day - a day to celebrate mixed-race marriages.

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[cbrstunter24]

Thank you Mr. & Mrs. Loving...from the bottom of my heart

[WhereYaBoss]

@Destinay4lyf Oh, Yes, you are much like the KKK people the Lovings had to deal with. There they were minding their own businesses and people who have nothing to do with their lives intervened. To do what? To be evil, hateful, just because they didn't agree with their love. Get over yourself, ma. Picture someone cursing you out because of who you fall in love with. Picture someone damning you to hell because you're in LOVE. God, she is filled with hate. Only you can judge. Show her a sign.

[tanishaandtrevor]

They won in my home

My husband and I married June 12, 2010

[anthologyofinterest1]

they lost then, and they'll lose again soon.

[TheSolaris810]

The Lovings are two of those unsung Heroes Of the World who, without political agenda or fanfare, move mountains, build bridges, change attitudes, change societies and change the world. The only weapon The Lovings had was Love for each other.

Sad Richard died so young a few years later; and he & Mildred arent around to visit that other First Couple in The White House. In their 2nd term, Mr & Mrs O should invite their family to The White House. A tribute to Mummy & Daddy Loving is long overdue

[golfguy214]

One of the Lovings passed away a few years ago.

[TLStrongfeather]

Mildred Jeter Loving was my great aunt. I'm very proud of her and the love that she had for her husband and family. Coming from a multicultural family on both my parents side, I have always approved interracial relationships. My two oldest sons have an Irish/Choctaw/Black father and I have a Cherokee/Black mom and a Rappahannock/Cherokee dad and very proud of being mixed. Love is color blind!

[Nubias]

The states are wonderful?

[terrinyc29]

@steverrobertson I have no idea if Mr. Loving was the first to support a Black woman and his children with her, I doubt he was...What I do know he was the One to litteraly buck the system and legitimize in the leagal sense his children and his relationship. I know there were other similar couples generally they moved out of the south. What's love if you don't stand up for your wife and kids, it's about standing up to Society and the system. What does Black men have to with this?