USA – Historical 1967 Supreme Court Decision Struck Down Laws Prohibiting Interracial Marriage
Author: WUNRN
Date: June 21, 2017
50 YEARS OF MIXED-RACE MARRIAGE IN THE UNITED STATES
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USA – HISTORICAL 1967 SUPREME COURT DECISION STRUCK DOWN LAWS PROHIBITING INTERRACIAL MARRIAGE
June 12, 1967 |
The U.S. Supreme Court in Loving v. Virginia struck down state miscegenation laws, those that prohibited interracial marriage, as violations of a person’s right to equal protection under the law, as guaranteed under the 14th amendment.
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In June of 1958, Richard Loving and Mildred Jeter, a white man and an African-American woman, had married in Washington, D.C. Upon return to their home state of Virginia, the couple was arrested, convicted of a felony, and sentenced to a year in prison. The appeal of their conviction led to the decision. | |
“The freedom to marry has long been recognized as one of the vital personal rights essential to the orderly pursuit of happiness by free men and women.” From Chief Justice Earl Warren’s majority opinion in Loving v. Virginia |
NY Times, 6-11-2017
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