Quiet Va. Wife Ended Interracial Marriage Ban

Mildred Jeter Loving, 68, a black woman whose refusal to accept Virginia's ban on interracial marriage led to a U.S. Supreme Court decision in 1967 that struck down similar laws across the country, died of pneumonia Friday at her home in Milford, Va.
 - 

Patricia Sullivan

Related Subjects

Social Issues

Racial Issues

Racism and Bigotry

Powered by Inform

Related Articles

CLARENCE PAGE: One loving couple's living legacy Orlando Sentinel 5/8/2008 11:19:17 AM

Clinton: Obama Not Winning Over "Hard-Working Americans, White Americans" Huffington Post 5/8/2008 10:37:37 AM

Couple's legacy of change Springfield News Leader 5/8/2008 4:04:22 AM

Hillary Chief Strategist: North Carolina Represented Progress Because We Won Among White Voters TPM Election Central 5/7/2008 11:23:57 AM

Drug war has high impact on Va. blacks Richmond Times-Dispatch 5/7/2008 2:27:37 AM

Mildred Loving The Guardian 5/6/2008 7:17:57 PM

Mildred Loving, Matriarch of Interracial Marriage,... FOX News 5/6/2008 10:30:27 AM

Study says Black Virginians more likely to get prison for drugs NBC 10 Roanoke (WSLS) 5/5/2008 4:25:30 PM

Related Blogs

Mildred Loving has died Pharyngula 5/6/2008 9:01:32 AM

Powered by Inform