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Loving, Mildred

1939-2008

Homemaker, civil rights activist

Mildred Loving's marriage to Richard Perry Loving in 1958 brought about a series of events that challenged and eventually defeated the last segregation laws in the United States that banned interracial marriage. A woman from the rural South who had no aspirations of becoming a civil rights pioneer, Loving nevertheless became a hero in the civil rights movement and a symbol of the fortitude required to challenge authority in the face of injustice.

Grew Up in Rural Virginia

Mildred Loving was born Mildred Delores Jeter on June 22, 1939, in Central Point, Virginia, a rural community located in Caroline County. Loving was of African-American, Cherokee, and Rappahannock descent, and as a child identified herself as Native American. While some parts of the South were plagued by racial conflict, Central Point was known for its amicable race relations. Many of the town's residents were of mixed racial heritage and, when traveling outside of Central Point, were able to frequent white-only establishments and find employmen

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“What are you doing in bed with this woman?” Sheriff R Garnett Brooks asked as he shone his flashlight on a couple in bed. It was 2 a.m. on July 11, 1958, and the couple in question, Richard Loving and Mildred Jeter, had been married for five weeks. “I’m his wife,” Mildred responded. The sheriff, who was acting on an anonymous tip, didn’t relent with his questioning. Richard was of Irish and English descent, and Mildred of African American and Native American descent, and according to state law, it was a crime for them to be married. They were arrested for violating Virginia’s Racial Integrity Act.

Richard spent a night in jail before being released on a $1,000 bond his sister procured. Mildred, however, was not allowed a bond. She spent three nights alone in the small woman’s cell that only fit one. When she was finally released, it was to her father’s care. After the couple pled guilty, the presiding judge, Leon M. Bazile, gave them a choice, leave Virginia for 25 years or go to prison. They left and would spend the next nine years in exile.

The Lovings first met when Mildred

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Mildred and Richard Loving

Plaintiffs in the U.S. Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia

"Richard Loving" redirects here. For the American artist and educator, see Richard Loving (artist).

Mildred and Richard Loving
Mildred and Richard Loving in 1967
Born	Mildred Mildred Delores Jeter (1939-07-22)July 22, 1939 Central Point, Virginia, U.S. Richard Richard Perry Loving (1933-10-29)October 29, 1933 Central Point, Virginia, U.S.
Died	Mildred May 2, 2008(2008-05-02) (aged 68) Milford, Virginia, U.S. Richard June 29, 1975(1975-06-29) (aged 41) Caroline County, Virginia, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Mildred Housewife Richard Construction worker
Known for	Plaintiffs in Loving v. Virginia (1967)
Children	3

Mildred Delores Loving (née Jeter; July 22, 1939 – May 2, 2008) and Richard Perry Loving (October 29, 1933 – June 29, 1975) were an American married couple who were the plaintiffs in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia (1967). Their marriage has been the subject of three movies, including the 2016 drama