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This #ValentinesDay, we reflect upon Loving: the case that struck down laws banning interracial marriage.
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Laws like this were possible in VA under the Act to Preserve Racial Integrity of 1924. The Lovings were arrested & given an ultimatum: exile from their home state or jail.
@NAACP_LDF filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the @ACLU case which, in reference to the law, stated:
@NAACP_LDF filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the @ACLU case which, in reference to the law, stated:
After the landmark ruling, the Lovings were able to enjoy the rest of their lives together in their VA hometown. #ValentinesDay2020 #BHM #InTheArchives
Learn more about LDF’s marriage equality work here:
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Learn more about LDF’s marriage equality work here:
naacpldf.org/case-issue/mar…
