Mildred and Richard Loving never set out to have their marriage become the subject of one of the most famous civil rights cases of the last century. But it was their deep affection for one another and sheer determination that the heart won out over hate that led them to the Supreme Court, where the ACLU represented them in a landmark case that struck down state bans on interracial marriage.
Now, this saga of a 17-year-old Black woman who wanted nothing else than to marry her white 23-year-old childhood sweetheart will be recounted in The Loving Story, a documentary that will be shown, appropriately, today, Valentine’s Day, at 6 p.m. PST.
"This is a love story," said director Nancy Buirski. "And it’s a story about people who were told they couldn’t love who they wanted to love."
Loving v. Virginia went to the Supreme Court, where in 1967 the justices struck down Virginia’s ban on interracial marriage. Read more about the landmark case at our national ACLU's website.
Happy Loving Day!
