In this Book
Virginia Hasn't Always Been for Lovers: Interracial Marriage Bans and the Case of Richard and Mildred Loving
This landmark volume chronicles the history of laws banning interracial marriage in the United States with particular emphasis on the case of Richard and Mildred Loving, a white man and a black woman who were convicted by the state of Virginia of the crime of marrying across racial lines in the late 1950s. The Lovings were not activists, but their battle to live together as husband and wife in their home state instigated the 1967 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that antimiscegenation laws were unconstitutional, which ultimately resulted in the overturning of laws against interracial marriage that were still in effect in sixteen states by the late 1960s.
Table of Contents
Cover
Title Page, Copyright, Dedication
Contents
Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part One
1. I Do
2. The Passing Capital of America
Part Two
3. Making Sense of Senseless Laws
4. How It All Began
5. The Prosecutions Continue
6. Taking Away the Children and the Money
7. The West Leads the Way
8. The Organizations Challenge, and the Challenges Become Organized
9. The Sad Case of Ruby and Ham
10. Connie and Dewey Share a Room
Part Three
11. Richard and Mildred Want to Go Home
12. On to the Supreme Court
13. The Amicus Briefs
14. Virginia and North Carolina Defend the Indefensible
15. May It Please the Court
16. The Supreme Court Speaks
Part Four
17. Not All States Listen
18. âA Big Interracial Display of Their Romanceâ
19. The Feds Finally Step In
20. Happily Ever After
Images [Contains image plates]
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Author Bio, Back Cover
| ISBN | 9780809387342 |
|---|---|
| Related ISBN(s) | 9780809325283, 9780809328574 |
| MARC Record | Download |
| OCLC | 842892825 |
| Pages | 332 |
| Launched on MUSE | 2014-01-01 |
| Language | English |
| Open Access | No |
Copyright
2004
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