April 29, 2018
Civil Rights
Discrimination
Injustice
interracial marriage ban
June 12 1967
Loving v. Virginia
Mildred and Richard Loving
Veronica Lopez
Lovely story! Your article really captured the sentimental value of their love story. I found it interesting how it was impossible to enter an interracial marriage. I believe that there’s one race, the human race, and that we should have the right to love and marry whoever we want no matter the circumstances. I also found it interesting that this story was made into a movie. And I found the article as equally as entertaining as the movie.
02/05/2022
1:36 pm
Nathaniel Liveris
Very good article! I found the difference in laws between the states to be the most crucial part of story, as the laws, influenced by the culture of the lawmakers who created them, are what threatened the Lovings the most. Another desperate item in American history that really showed the influence that racist ideology had on the social, cultural, and religious landscape.
26/03/2023
1:36 pm
Iris Reyna
Good job on the article Maria, it was informative and educational and was put together nicely. I remember watching the movie about the Lovings. Their love for each other was inspirational to how brave they were for each other and fighting for their love. The Loving court case because it shows what horrible acts the state of Virginia did. How they decided it was right to arrest them in the middle of the night is horrible. How they fought and never quit until finally they won their case. And then her husband died in a car crash. Sometimes the universe is so unfair. Good article overall.
03/04/2023
1:36 pm
Olivia Gray
This is a great article! I loved the beginning where she talks about her love for her husband despite what other people may think about it. Their love for one another is such an encouraging and inspirational story. I can’t believe interracial marriage was not allowed. I will never understand why things were the way they were back then. I really loved reading this article and think you told their love story very well.
03/04/2023
1:36 pm
Andrea Tapia
Amazing article!! I myself am a hopeless romantic so I do believe anyone should have the right to marry whomever they preferred. I still can’t believe that back in the day white people were forced to marry someone of the same skin color. It is so sad for how black people or anyone of color were being treated. That law should have not been there from the beginning and I am so glad that they were able to fight for a change. Sadly, her husband didn’t live long enough to grow old with her, but in the end she got her person and showed that even after he passed away he will always mean everything to her. Thank you to them we are allowed to marry our soulmate and be happy without having to sacrifice our love over a law!
03/04/2023
1:36 pm
Maggie Trujillo
Great article! I had seen the movie when it came out and it was unbelievable then what they had gone through. Now to read an article about it, it is just amazing everything they (Richard and Mildred) overcame just to be married and living together. I was very surprised that their judges didn’t have any federal or Supreme Court experience and they ended up winning the case for them and everyone else to marry outside of their race. It was a happy victory, but unfortunately it didn’t last long since Richard was killed in a car accident.
05/04/2023
1:36 pm
Danielle Rangel
This is a beautiful article about love and rights. I learned that there were two people who did everything to fight for their right to marry. I never knew that there was a specific story like Mildred Jeter and Richard Loving who fought for interracial marriage. It is sad to see that these two people had to fight for a simple right that should have been offered in the first place. This was a heartfelt and amazing article to read about justice and love.
06/04/2023
1:36 pm
Guiliana Devora
I think this is an incredibly beautiful story and the author did an amazing job of writing and telling the story of the Loving family. I firmly believe that everyone has the right to marry anyone no matter who they are. The Loving family and their case was a very important decision because this set the basis for the rest of interracial couples wanting to get married. In particular, Mildred Loving is an extraordinary who was able to keep fighting for their cause and similar cases as well, like same sex marriage.
08/04/2023
1:36 pm
Victoria Castillo
Amazing article! I’ve never heard of the Lovings, so to learn that a couple advocated for the rights of their marriage during the Civil Rights Movement is just wonderful. Although, I am surprised that there were some states during that time that allowed people of any color to marry each other when there was so much tension back then with the segregation and Jim Crow Laws. It’s sad to hear that after so long when the Loving family was just starting to be together fully at home, it had to be ruined.
09/04/2023
1:36 pm
Irene Urbina
Amazing article! The title caught my attention as well as the first paragraph. It was so nice to see that they fought for their marriage and were able to help and advocate for interracial and same-sex marriages. This article did a great job of telling the events in a way that was easy to understand but kept you interested until the end. It was sad that their marriage was cut short but at least their love made a great contribution for the next generations to come.
06/04/2022
1:36 pm