Imagine not being able to marry the person you loved, just because they were of a race different from your own. This is the story of one brave family: Mildred Loving, Richard Perry Loving, and their three children. It is the story of how Mildred and Richard fell in love, and got married in Washington D.C. When they moved back to their hometown in Virginia, they were arrested for violating that state's law against interracial marriage. The Lovings refused to allow their children to get the message that their parents' love was wrong and so they fought the unfair law, taking their case all the way to the Supreme Court
Themes
Genres: Non-Fiction
Categories: Cross Group, Oppression & Resilience
Content: Activism, Diverse Family, Skin Tone and Color
Settings: Maryland, United States of America, Virginia
Ethnicity: British, Unspecified
Gender: Boy/Man, Girl/Woman
Race/Culture: Black/African/African American, White/European American/Caucasian
Cross Group Sub: Central, Direct, Positive
Character Prominence: Joint Main, Secondary