On October 29, 1933 in Central Point, Virginia, Richard Loving was born. Central Point, Virginia was located in part of Caroline County, which had a wide horizon of ethnicities. Growing up in a diverse area, Richard had many connections to many people of different races. Caroline County still had many prejudice people as well. Mildred Jeter was born in Central Point too on July 29, 1930, where her family had deep roots. Because Mildred was African American and Native American, her family and herself faced discrimination from the prejudice whites in their county.
While attending an all-black school, Richard and Mildred fell in love and started dating. By the time Mildred was 18, she was pregnant with their first child. During the pregnancy, …show more content…
In contrast, the legal team of the Lovings presented that state law prohibited interracial espousals predominantly due to the difference in their pigmentation which fell under violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Richard Loving stated during the trail that the disagreement was clear: “Tell the court I love my wife, and it is just unfair that I can't live with her in Virginia.” The court agreed effortlessly in support of the Lovings and allowed them to return to their home in Virginia together on June 12, 1967. The court also discontinued the outlaw on interracial espousals in additional states.
The Lovings and their case held as an enormous impact on American History. It was a symbol of the ending of interracial espousals. All the way from June 12, 1967, until today marriages between different races has been outlawed. According to Pew Research Center in 2015, since 1967, there has been a 15% increase of interracial marriages. If it wasn't for such a strong case against the ban on interracial marriages, I believe that interracial marriage would have taken longer to outlaw and would