PBS NewsHour. Mildred Loving, key figure in civil rights era, dies (May 6, 2008) /
In 1967, the Supreme Court ruled in the case of Loving v. Virginia that laws against interracial marriage were unconstitutional. Mildred Loving, a black woman married to a white man, had been prosecuted under one such Virginia law in 1958 and challenged it in the high court. Loving died in early May...
| Format: | Video |
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| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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Arlington, VA :
MacNeil-Lehrer Productions,
2008.
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| Series: | Black studies in video
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | In 1967, the Supreme Court ruled in the case of Loving v. Virginia that laws against interracial marriage were unconstitutional. Mildred Loving, a black woman married to a white man, had been prosecuted under one such Virginia law in 1958 and challenged it in the high court. Loving died in early May at the age of 68. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed Feb. 9, 2014). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (6 min.). |
| Playing Time: | 00:05:19 |