loving v Virginia

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    loving v virginia

    The Loving v. Virginia case involved a mixed-race couple, Richard and Mildred Loving, who were convicted in 1958 for violating Virginia's anti-miscegenation laws after marrying in Washington, D.C.. They pleaded guilty and were sentenced to a year in jail, but the sentence was suspended on the condition that they leave Virginia for 25 years.
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