Author Topic: RIP Mildred Loving  (Read 1915 times)

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RIP Mildred Loving
« 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
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Re: RIP Mildred Loving
« Reply #1 on: May 06, 2008, 10:59:47 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.
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Re: RIP Mildred Loving
« Reply #2 on: May 06, 2008, 02:30:45 PM »
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.
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