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· Loving v. Virginia. June 12, 1967. 53 years and 1 day ago, there were still 16 states that would not have allowed me to be married to my wife.
Those laws were struck down thanks to a very unassuming couple named Mildred and Richard Loving.
My life would not be the same if it were not for the hardships they endured and the sacrifices they made, just so they could be married to the each other.
In honor of the Lovings, I’m working to be part of a change that will make a more fair and just world for someone else to live in after me.
Happy Loving Day!
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Happy Loving Day!!
Loving day is a celebration of the 1967 US American court case of Loving v. Virginia, in which anti-miscegenation laws were ruled to be unconstitutional. This case was won by Mildred (a black native american woman) and Richard Loving (a white man).
Here is a detailed version of everything to do with the case
Further reading:
Here is a 2007 speech by Mildred Loving, where she calls for marriage equality for all.
A eulogy to Mildred Loving by Marian Wright Edelman.
You can also learn about Blood Quantums in native american communities& other communities of color, plus the harm it causes by clicking on the underlined texts.
For all the children of interracial couples: here is a collection of mixed people and their stories.
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Loving Day is a celebration of love and universal justice
When Richard and Mildred Loving awoke in the middle of the night a few weeks after their June 1958 wedding, it wasn’t normal newlywed ardor. As NPR reported, there were policemen with flashlights in their bedroom. They’d come to arrest the couple.
"They asked Richard who was that woman he was sleeping with? I say, I'm his wife, and the sheriff said, not here you're not. And they said, come on, let's go", Mildred Loving recalled that night in the HBO documentary The Loving Story.
The Loving's had committed what the U.S State of Virginia called unlawful cohabitation. Their marriage was deemed illegal because Mildred was Black and Native American; and Richard was white. Their case went all the way to the Supreme Court. And on June 12, 1967, the couple won.
Now, each year on this date, "Loving Day" celebrates the historic ruling in Loving v. Virginia, which declared unconstitutional a Virginia law prohibiting mixed-race marriage — and legalized interracial marriage in every state.
“Under our Constitution, the freedom to marry, or not marry, a person of another race resides within the individual and cannot be infringed on by the State.”
Loving Day is the anniversary of this historic court decision for interracial marriage. Celebrated every year on June 12th, Loving Day is a global day of visibility, education, and community.
People around the world observe lovingday.org in meaningful ways. Everyone is welcome and it can be especially significant for interracial couples, multiracial families, people of mixed race heritage and those with similar lived experiences.
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Happy Loving Day I have been legal for 56 years mother fuckers! Let's go!!!!
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When Richard and Mildred Loving awoke in the middle of the night a few weeks after their June, 1958 wedding, it wasn't normal newlywed ardor. There were policemen with flashlights in their bedroom. They'd come to arrest the couple.
"They asked Richard who was that woman he was sleeping with? I say, I'm his wife, and the sheriff said, not here you're not. And they said, come on, let's go, Mildred Loving recalled that night in the HBO documentary The Loving Story.
The Lovings had committed what Virginia called unlawful cohabitation. Their marriage was deemed illegal because Mildred was Black and Native American; and Richard was white.
Their case went all the way to the Supreme Court. And on June 12, 1967, the couple won.
Now, each year on this date, "Loving Day" celebrates the historic ruling in Loving v. Virginia, which declared unconstitutional a Virginia law prohibiting mixed-race marriage — and legalized interracial marriage in every state.
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Today is National Loving Day
Today is National Loving Day, named after Mildred and Richard Loving, an interracial couple, who married in Washington D.C. in 1958.
A few weeks after they moved into their new home in Virginia, the county sheriff entered their home in the middle of the night and charged the couple with violating several Virginia codes, including one that made it “unlawful for any white person in the state to marry any save a white person.”
The Lovings pleaded guilty and were sentenced to either a year in prison or a 25-year banishment from the state. They moved back to Washington D.C., where they had three children. Five years later, they were arrested again while visiting Virginia.
The ACLU represented them in the landmark Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia. On June 12, 1967, the Supreme Court ruled that state bans on interracial marriage were unconstitutional under the 14th Amendment.
(Source: clickorlando.com and CNN)
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For #strawberrymoonjune2023. Day 12: Loving Day. The Marriage License of Mildred and Richard Loving. Collage, acrylic paint, laminating sheet image transfer, sticker.
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In 1958, Richard and Mildred Loving were arrested for committing what Virginia called "unlawful cohabitation." Their marriage was deemed illegal because she was Black and Native American; and he was white. Their case went all the way to the Supreme Court. And 55 years ago today, they won.
Now, each year, "Loving Day" celebrates the historic ruling in Loving v. Virginia, which legalized interracial marriage in every U.S. state.
Read more about the Lovings and their case: https://n.pr/3mDdX7N
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June 12th 1967.
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I complete the list
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Devastating! Art museum gift shop doesn’t sell prints of specific and unpopular painting that struck a cord with you!
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Learn what “Loving, and loving, are all about”
Shortly before the 2007 landmark vote, in which the State of Massachusetts legislature endorsed marriage equality by a 151-45 vote, Mildred Loving, one of the plaintiffs in the landmark racial marriage equality case from 1967 'Loving v. Virginia', endorsed equal marriage rights for gay and straight couples.
The Loving’s had committed what the U.S State of Virginia called unlawful cohabitation. Their marriage was deemed illegal because Mildred was Black and Native American; and Richard was white. Their case went all the way to the Supreme Court and on June 12th, 1967, the couple won.
"My generation was bitterly divided over something that should have been so clear and right. The majority believed that what the judge said, that it was God's plan to keep people apart, and that government should discriminate against people in love. But I have lived long enough now to see big changes. The older generation's fears and prejudices have given way, and today's young people realize that if someone loves someone they have a right to marry.
Surrounded as I am now by wonderful children and grandchildren, not a day goes by that I don't think of Richard and our love, our right to marry, and how much it meant to me to have that freedom to marry the person precious to me, even if others thought he was the "wrong kind of person" for me to marry. I believe all Americans, no matter their race, no matter their sex, no matter their sexual orientation, should have that same freedom to marry. Government has no business imposing some people’s religious beliefs over others. Especially if it denies people’s civil rights.
I am still not a political person, but I am proud that Richard's and my name is on a court case that can help reinforce the love, the commitment, the fairness, and the family that so many people, black or white, young or old, gay or straight seek in life. I support the freedom to marry for all. That's what Loving, and loving, are all about."
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