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Loving v. Virginia: Exploring biracial identity and reality in America 50 years after a landmark civil rights milestone

  • Written by Caty Borum Chattoo, Director of the Center for Media & Social Impact, American University School of Communication, American University School of Communication
imageMildred and Richard Loving in 1965AP Photo

Fifty years ago, on June 12, 1967, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down one of the most important civil rights decisions in American history, Loving v. Virginia. The landmark case ended the last of the country’s state laws banning interracial marriage – prohibitions described in the case’s...

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