Sunday, June 11, Ben Jealous, the former NAACP president and candidate for governor of Maryland witnessed his parents Ann and Fred Jealous, renew their wedding vows a the church where […]
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Lovings Won Interracial Couples the Right to Marry
MILFORD, Va. (AP) — EDITOR’S NOTE: On June 12, 1967, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously struck down as unconstitutional 16 state bans on interracial marriage. The ruling came in a […]
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June 12, 1967: When Supreme Court Legalized Interracial Marriage
WASHINGTON (AP) — EDITOR’S NOTE: On June 12, 1967, the U.S. Supreme Court was wrapping up the final orders for the term. Among the cases before them was that of […]