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//Loving vs. Virginia// was a court case in where Mildred Jeter, who was black and Native American, and Richard Loving, who was white, wanted to get married, but the state of Virginia had miscegenation laws that prevented interracial marriage. Loving and Jeter married in Washington DC, but were arrested when they returned to Virginia in 1958 on charges on unlawful co-habitation. In order to avoid imprisonment, the Lovings had to leave Virginia for 25 years. They returned 5 years later for a visit, and they were arrested for traveling together. The American Civil Liberties Union represented them in //Loving v. Virginia//, which ended in a ruling that state bans on interracial marriage were unconstitutional. //Loving v. Virginia// stood as an important part of the civil rights movement, and provides hope to marriage equality for gay and lesbian couples.

More than 40 years after the //Loving v.// //Virginia//, a Louisiana judge denied a interracial couple a marriage license on the grounds of concern of welfare of the children and that interracial relationships do not last long. The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana said that this was "tragic and illegal." The couple intends to consult the Department of Justice and file a complaint

http://www.hammondstar.com/local_news/news/article_4a84c017-72fb-50aa-b8ae-238785cd11f3.html https://www.aclu.org/blog/racial-justice/loving-v-virginia-still-relevant-40-years-later