45 years ago, on June 12, 1967 a landmark Supreme Court case shattered all state laws banning interracial marriage. It
was the case of Mildred and Richard Loving. She had African and
American Indian heritage and he was a white man. Their only crime was
falling in love with each other at a time when "race-mixing" was
regarded by many as unnatural and forbidden. The
times have changed in so many minds and different parts of the country,
but racial intolerance towards interracial couples still exists. And
the current battles being fought by so many LGBTQIA individuals for their
rights to equality and the ability to marry the people they love dearly
echoes so much of what the Lovings went through. The bigotry and hate
projected from the intolerant minds around them is on the same par as
what mixed couples had to suffer under miscegenation.
***Click link for info on the creation of Loving Day and activities that might be in your local area this week:
http://www.lovingday.org/
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