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Finding a Way Home: Mildred and Richard Loving and the Fight for Marriage Equality
By BRIMNER, Larry Dane
- ISBN
- 9781629797519
- Publisher
- Calkins Creek
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Reviewed on November 1, 2020 | Middle To High School
Gr 7 Up—This effective account of the Loving v. Virginia case examines the legal process behind the 1967 landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision, which ruled that laws banning interracial marriage were unconstitutional. In July of 1958, Mildred and Richard Loving were arrested in their home in the middle of the night for "unlawful cohabitation." Although the couple had married in Washington, DC, the state of Virginia did not recognize their union. When a judge banished the couple from living together in Virginia, they were forced to mov...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
