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Main Discussion Area => In Memoriam, Happy Birthday => Topic started by: Gazoo on May 06, 2008, 07:54:40 AM

Title: RIP Mildred Loving
Post by: Gazoo on May 06, 2008, 07:54:40 AM

She and her husband successfully defended their interracial marriage to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1967, resulting in the abolition of state miscegenation laws.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/06/us/06loving.html

Title: Re: RIP Mildred Loving
Post by: mshray on May 06, 2008, 10:59:47 AM

Quote from: Gazoo on May 06, 2008, 07:54:40 AM

She and her husband successfully defended their interracial marriage to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1967, resulting in the abolition of state miscegenation laws.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/06/us/06loving.html

Thanks for that!  I always wanted to know more about the abolition of the miscegenation laws (for obvious reasons). Mildred is a hero to me.

Title: Re: RIP Mildred Loving
Post by: ggould on May 06, 2008, 02:30:45 PM

Quote from: mshray on May 06, 2008, 10:59:47 AM

Quote from: Gazoo on May 06, 2008, 07:54:40 AM

She and her husband successfully defended their interracial marriage to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1967, resulting in the abolition of state miscegenation laws.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/06/us/06loving.html

Thanks for that!  I always wanted to know more about the abolition of the miscegenation laws (for obvious reasons). Mildred is a hero to me.

I always thought that their name was Loving was pretty cool too.