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#OTD in 1967 the Supreme Court stuck down laws banning interracial marriage in Loving v. Virginia.
In September 1954, John Billy & his group, "The Honey Boys," were performing at an all-white club in Baltimore when he spotted Shirley Howard, a white woman, and asked for a dance.
In September 1954, John Billy & his group, "The Honey Boys," were performing at an all-white club in Baltimore when he spotted Shirley Howard, a white woman, and asked for a dance.
Their connection was immediate. Shirley's mother insisted she stay away from John, but there was no stopping their love. When Shirley gave birth to their first child two years later, their son was taken to an orphanage & Shirley was arrested.
She spent a day & a half in jail before paying $1,000 bail for "permitting herself to be begotten with child by a negro or mulatto." Shirley was the only person be prosecuted in MD under the law.
