Richard Loving Vs. Virginia

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Loving vs. Virginia was a significant court ruling that arose from the real story of Richard Loving and Mildred Jeter. The two fell in love and decided to get married. Unfortunately the decision to get married was not that simple as it is a situation today. Richard was white and Mildred was black. The law at that point in time forbade people from different races from marrying each other. This situation was true in many states including Richard and Mildred’s home state of Virginia. They situation was however different in Washington DC as laws that existed there allowed interracial marriages. Richard and Mildred drove to Washington to get married and later on travelled to Virginia. They were later on arrested. The Supreme Court decided unanimously

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