The Lovings’ Marriage License Is Now On Display At D.C. CourtPosted in Articles, History, Law, Media Archive, United States, Virginia on 2016-11-04 14:53Z by Steven |
The Lovings’ Marriage License Is Now On Display At D.C. Court
DCist
Washington, D.C.
2016-08-31
Photo courtesy of D.C. Courts.
D.C. Superior Courthttp://dccourts.gov/internet/superior/main.jsf—not usually a stop for tourists looking for the kinds of historic documents found in the Smithsonian museums. Now, though, the court’s marriage bureau is displaying a collection of seven notable marriage applications, according to a D.C. Courts Facebook post.
The most significant is that of Richard Loving and Mildred Jeter, an interracial couple from Virginia who married in D.C. because anti-miscegenation laws made their union illegal in their home state. They were arrested and charged with violating the Racial Integrity Act when they returned to Virginia…
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