Mark Loving on the film ‘Loving’ and a Supreme Court case that changed the nationPosted in Articles, History, Law, Media Archive, United States, Virginia on 2016-11-05 02:22Z by Steven |
Mark Loving on the film ‘Loving’ and a Supreme Court case that changed the nation
Eastern Mennonite University
Harrisonburg, Virginia
2016-11-03
Lauren Jefferson, Editor-in-Chief
 Mark Loving, a sophomore at Eastern Mennonite University, shows a photo of his great-grandparents, Mildred and Richard Loving. In 1967, the couple won a Supreme Court case that eventually led to freedom for mixed-race couples to marry and live together in Virginia. Their story is featured in “Loving,” a film opening Nov. 4. (Photos by Londen Wheeler Photography; inset photo, Bettman/Getty) |
In his native Caroline County, Virginia, Mark Loving II’s family name is well known. Beyond generations of rootedness, there is both a plaque at the courthouse and a historical marker about his family history. One reason why Mark came to Eastern Mennonite University: some anonymity in a rural landscape not dissimilar to home.
But being one of a crowd is shortly coming to an end for this sophomore kinesiology major who plays basketball and has plans to become a physical therapist. On Friday, Nov. 4, a movie will be released, the title of which is one word: his surname.
“I don’t think too many people know,” he said, “but that’s starting to change. The word has got out there.”…
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