Finding a way home : Mildred and Richard Loving and the fight for marriage equality

Call Number

  • 306.845 B611 TEEN (CEN)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

New York : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane, [2020]

Physical Description

109 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Summary

"Richard Perry Loving and Mildred Jeter Loving wanted to live out their married life near family in Virginia. However, the state refused to let them--because Richard was white and Mildred was black. After being arrested and charged with a crime, the Lovings were forced to leave their home--until they turned to the legal system. In one of the country's most prominent legal battles, Loving v. Virginia, the Lovings secured their future when the court struck down all state laws prohibiting mixed marriage. Acclaimed author Larry Dane Brimner's thorough research and detailed reconstruction of the Loving v. Virginia case memorializes the emotional journey towards marriage equality in this critical addition to his award-winning oeuvre of social justice titles." --Amazon.

Contents

  • July 1958
  • Banishment
  • The case
  • April 10, 1967
  • After Loving.