Less than 50 years ago, pregnant Mildred Loving, just 19, was thrown into prison along with her husband for the crime of interracial marriage. ‘Loving’ is the story of how a young and in love couple broke down a huge racist barrier. In 1958, a man and a woman who loved each other deeply, and who were expecting a baby, wanted to get married, but they were forbidden. They weren’t allowed to say their vows anywhere in the state of Virginia. That’s because the woman, Mildred Jeter, 19, was African American and the man, Richard Loving, 26, was white and the state of Virginia had a law — The Racial Integrity Act of 1924 — which made it illegal for blacks and whites to marry. Loving , the wonderful new film opening today, tells the story of how their quiet love and commitment to their family finally moved the Supreme Court, in 1967, to strike down the laws in Virginia and throughout the country, which prohibited interracial marriage. Richard and Mildred Loving, pla...
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