Hannah Conwell Supreme Court case 1967 Loving v. Virginia

Richard Loving and Mildred Jeter Loving DEFENDANT: Richard Loving and Mildred Jeter Loving https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/she-the-people/post/is-the-loving-story-over-even-now/2012/02/13/gIQAkrqECR_blog.html http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/01/01/magazine/look-loving-versus-bigotry.html?_r=0 http://www.popmatters.com/column/a-loving-memorial/

Virginia’s Circuit Court PLAINTIFF: Virginia’s Circuit Court Original Jurisdiction http://www.fredericksburgagent.com/caroline/ http://rcyounglaw.com/2011/09/21/virginia-civil-actions-what-are-the-differences-between-the-general-district-court-and-the-circuit-court-richmond-virginia/

Their story… Details of the case Mildred pregnant at 17 http://thesaltcollective.org/thanks-mildred-richard-loving-interracial-marriage/ Went to Washington, D.C. to marry Richard stayed one night, out on $1,000 bond Returned to hometown (Caroline County, VA) Mildred released a few days later Arrested on July 14th for the first time for “unlawful cohabitation” Sentence would be suspended if couple left Virginia for 25 years Sentenced to one year in prison

Family… Details of the case https://www.google.com/search?q=loving+family&safe=strict&espv=2&biw=1280&bih=923&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiXrr6j_8zJAhWDipAKHQJsDcoQ_AUIBigB#safe=strict&tbm=isch&q=mldred+and+robert+loving+family&imgrc=8y3nopfzBW-HEM%3A They could do this as long as they traveled separately Agreed, went back to D.C. to live Had first child, Sidney Returned to Caroline 5 years later Hated D.C. They were unhappy Arrested a second time for traveling together Traveled to VA to have second and third children, Donald and Peggy, and to visit family

Victory… Details of the case Mildred wrote to Attorney General Robert Kennedy for help She couldn’t afford a lawyer, so he referred her to 2 lawyers who agreed to help free of charge http://thesaltcollective.org/thanks-mildred-richard-loving-interracial-marriage/ June 12, 1967 – Supreme Court overruled VA’s law Went to the US supreme court The couple was free to go home together

Opinion of the court… Chief Justice Earl Warren “marriage is a basic civil right and to deny this right on the basis of race is directly subversive of the principle of equality at the heart of the 14th Amendment and deprives all citizen’s liberty without due process of law.” http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/brownvboard/brownsct.html

Happily Ever After (Almost)……

After the case… Couple happily raised their children together in their Virginian home for many years…until… 1975 – a drunk driver struck Richard and Mildred’s vehicle Robert killed on impact Mildred lost sight in her right eye In 2008- Mildred died of pneumonia http://www.richmond.com/news/virginia/collection_0c4751a8-fa4f-11e4-bfdf-7f162ae432f4.html

My opinion… I agree with the majority decision in this case People should not be defined by who they were created to be or judged because of who they chose to love I am happy that there is marriage equality in Virginia https://www.haikudeck.com/interracial-relationships-education-presentation-kMU5yaWJsV I liked this case because I could relate to it

How times have changed… http://cb.iphantom.com/charlotte/restricted.html?fn=students&fp=2&ip=10.12.1.66&ibip=10.11.11.48&ldu=0&re=0&bu=thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2011/05/20/177434/same-sex-interracial-marriage/&bc=Keyword:%20%22sex%22