Loving Vs Virginia Case Study

Loving versus Virginia takes place in rural Central Point, Virginia in 1967. During this time period segregation and discrimination were still a hefty part of the social standards of society. The Supreme Court case involved the controversy of the young love birds named

Richard Loving and Mildred, maiden name, Jeter being married. The two were high school hearts. The two did live in Virginia but went out of state to pursue getting legally married, which they did. Richard Loving and Mildred Jeter legally became the Loving’s on June 2, 1958

(Coleman par 6). Soon after getting legally married in Washington D.C, the couple returned to their home of Virginia. While peacefully resting in the night police officers burst in their home and questioned what Richard

Virginia” par 2).”

Some of the same morals and biases used to make African- American’s feel inferior were applied to this case. The same prejudice used with Jim Crow Laws was some of Virginia’s ammunition against the Loving’s. I do agree with the court’s verdict of the case. The liberty of who to marry lies fully and solely with the individuals. Although the case did take place during a time of racial tensions and discrimination race is not a factor of love.

Loving versus Virginia’s verdict opened the door in plenty of arenas. We do still live in a society where interracial marriage is not fully accepted yet but at least those who want to marry have the opportunity and the privilege to. That privilege is most important in determining how a person wants to spend the rest of their life and who they decide to spend that time with.

Interracial marriage has grown to be very prevalent in society. The percentage of mixed race children in the United States is continuously growing along with the amount of interracial

marriages.