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Richard Loving and Mildred Jeter, defined under
Virginia's 1924 Racial Integrity Act as an interracial
couple, married in June 1958 tn Washington, D.C
and returned home to Caroline County, Arrested in
July for violating Virginta's laws against interracial
marriage, the Lovings were convicted and sentenced
to one year in jatl, suspended on the condition that
they leave Virginla, In 1963 they obtained help
from the American Civil Liberties Union, which
unsuccessfully sought to reverse their convictions in
the state courts of Virginia and then appealed to
the US. Supreme Court, which, in the case
Loving v. Virginia (1967), overturned all state laws
restricting marriage on the basis of race.
Virginia's 1924 Racial Integrity Act as an interracial
couple, married in June 1958 tn Washington, D.C
and returned home to Caroline County, Arrested in
July for violating Virginta's laws against interracial
marriage, the Lovings were convicted and sentenced
to one year in jatl, suspended on the condition that
they leave Virginla, In 1963 they obtained help
from the American Civil Liberties Union, which
unsuccessfully sought to reverse their convictions in
the state courts of Virginia and then appealed to
the US. Supreme Court, which, in the case
Loving v. Virginia (1967), overturned all state laws
restricting marriage on the basis of race.
Details
| HM Number | HM21L1 |
|---|---|
| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 2017 |
| Placed By | Department of Historic Resources |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Sunday, September 10th, 2017 at 7:01pm PDT -07:00 |
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Photo Credits: [1] JOHN-MICHAEL PAYNE
Locationbig map
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 285118 N 4157510 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 37.53956667, -77.43215000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 37° 32.374', W 77° 25.929' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 37° 32' 22.44" N, 77° 25' 55.74" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 804 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling East |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 212-298 N 11th St, Richmond VA 23219, US |
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