Ep13 – Loving v. VirginiaPosted in Audio, History, Law, Media Archive, United States, Virginia on 2019-10-26 02:02Z by Steven |
Salacious History: Sex. Romance. Infamy.
2019-10-16
Sarah Duncan, Host
At 2am on July 11, 1958, Mildred and Richard Loving were ripped from their beds in the middle of the night and thrown in jail. Their crime? Being married to someone of a different race. On today’s show, we get the background on the Lovings’ relationship, a brief history of miscegenation law, and how the Loving’s legal battle changed the United States forever.
Listen to the episode (00:25:26) here. Download the episode here.