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Mildred Delores Loving (née Jeter; July 22, 1939 – May 2, 2008) and Richard Perry Loving (October 29, 1933 – June 29, 1975) were an American married couple who were the plaintiffs in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia (1967).
Nov 7, 2016 · Richard Loving was a construction worker and drag-car racer who married Mildred Jeter, a woman of African American and Native American descent, in 1958. Their case, Loving v. Virginia, challenged the state's ban on interracial marriages and led to a historic Supreme Court ruling in 1967.
Feb 17, 2017 · Find out how a couple in love brought forward the landmark case, Loving v. Virginia, which forever changed the color of marriage in the United States.
Jan 28, 2021 · Black History. The Richard and Mildred Loving Story. The monumental love story of Richard and Mildred Loving resulted in the landmark Supreme Court case that wiped away the last segregation...
Aug 23, 2022 · Richard and Mildred Loving were an interracial couple who married in 1958 when Virginia prohibited it. Their fight to remain lawfully wed soon became a historic court case. Bettmann/Getty Images Richard and Mildred Loving married at a time when Virginia had outlawed unions between people of different races.
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Mildred Delores Jeter and Richard Perry Loving grew up in the U.S. in Caroline County, Virginia. They fell in love and wanted to get married in 1958. But for interracial couples like the Lovings, marriage was against the law in their home state (and many other places).
Oct 26, 2016 · Learn how the interracial couple fought for their right to wed and inspired a film earning Oscar buzz. See their arrest, their legal battle, their Supreme Court victory and their legacy.
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