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afrocentric · May 5th, 2008, 10:50 AM

an excerpt from the news....

RICHMOND, Va. (Associated Press) -- Mildred Loving, a black woman whose challenge to Virginia's ban on interracial marriage led to a landmark Supreme Court ruling striking down such laws nationwide, has died, her daughter said Monday.Supreme Court upheld their right to marry in 1958. The ruling struck down laws banning racially mixed marriages in at least 17 states.they were arrested within weeks and convicted on charges of "cohabiting as man and wife, against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth," according to their indictments.

heres a similar story here.

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i remember watching the documentary about this and i really enjoyed watching it. do yall remember hearing of this story? or watching the domentary about it? if so what was your feedback on it?

May 5th, 2008, 10:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
afrocentric Afro Resident afrocentric is offline Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: oklahoma city Posts: 3,077 Thanks: 1,128 Thanked 500 Times in 405 Posts Rep Power: 71 Credits: 19,523	R.I.P Mildred Loving an excerpt from the news.... RICHMOND, Va. (Associated Press) -- Mildred Loving, a black woman whose challenge to Virginia's ban on interracial marriage led to a landmark Supreme Court ruling striking down such laws nationwide, has died, her daughter said Monday.Supreme Court upheld their right to marry in 1958. The ruling struck down laws banning racially mixed marriages in at least 17 states.they were arrested within weeks and convicted on charges of "cohabiting as man and wife, against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth," according to their indictments. heres a similar story here. *********** i remember watching the documentary about this and i really enjoyed watching it. do yall remember hearing of this story? or watching the domentary about it? if so what was your feedback on it? __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. HELP US, LAWD!! Last edited by afrocentric : July 22nd, 2008 at 07:33 PM.