Tom Paine 1949
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Their marriage in 1958 was illegal in their home state of Virginia and in over 20 other states.
Nine years later, in June 1967, it was still illegal in every southern state when the Supreme Court finally ended laws outlawing “black” & “white” intermarriage and “miscegenation” in the USA.
This is their story:
Date range where U.S. states repealed anti-miscegenation laws:
Grey — No laws ever passed
Green — 1780 to 1887
Yellow — 1948 to 1967
Red — After 1967
Nine years later, in June 1967, it was still illegal in every southern state when the Supreme Court finally ended laws outlawing “black” & “white” intermarriage and “miscegenation” in the USA.
This is their story:
Mildred and Richard: The Love Story that Changed America | HISTORY
Find out how a couple in love brought forward the landmark case, Loving v. Virginia, which forever changed the color of marriage in the United States.
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Grey — No laws ever passed
Green — 1780 to 1887
Yellow — 1948 to 1967
Red — After 1967
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