Mildred Loving, Matriarch of Interracial Marriage, Dies
Richard and Mildred Loving gave their name to the landmark Supreme Court ruling that struck down anti-miscegenation laws.
Bettmann/CorbisFrom the AP: "A black woman from Virginia whose lawsuit helped end bans on interracial marriage has died.
Mildred Loving and her white husband, Richard, changed history in 1967 when the U.S. Supreme Court struck down laws across the country that prohibited interracial marriages.
Such unions had been banned in at least 17 states.
Loving, who was 68, died Friday at her home in rural Milford."
NPR: Loving Decision: 40 Years of Legal Interracial Unions
11:48 AM ET | 05- 6-2008 | permalink
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