Virginia Hasn't Always Been for Lovers: Interracial Marriage Bans and the Case of Richard and Mildred Loving
by Phyl Newbeck
Phyl Newbeck examines Virginia’s history of interracial marriage bans and the case of Richard and Mildred Loving. Combining legal and historical perspective, this book explores how marriage restrictions intersected with race and civil rights in the United States.
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Virginia Hasn't Always Been for Lovers explores the history of interracial marriage bans in Virginia.
Phyl Newbeck focuses on the case of Richard and Mildred Loving, whose names became closely associated with the legal challenge to those restrictions.
The book connects marriage, race, and law in an account of a significant chapter in American civil rights history.
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