Loving vs. Virginia

One of the most important cases for the defense of interracial marriages was Loving v. Virginia.
When I came across this case in Forbidden Fruit, I decided that I wanted more detail so I did a little research on it. The plaintiffs, Richard Perry Loving (white) and Mildred Jeter (African and Indian descent), were residents of Virginia. They were married on June of 1958 in Columbia. In my last post we learned that interracial couples were unable to wed in Virginia because of the Racial Integrity Act, this law banned marriages between any white person and non-white person. When they came back to Virginia they were charged with a violation because they got married out of state and then return to Virginia. The couple was found guilty and sentence to one year in prison. However, the couple decided to take the case to the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. By doing this the couple sparked public interest for example, Roman Catholic Church. They joined the movement because there was nothing in their religion prohibiting people of different background coming together. The Supreme Court overturned the convictions and it dismissed Virginia’s argument because it violates the fourteenth Amendment. This move that the Loving did could have resulted badly but the couple took the chance and trusted the public to come to their defense. Imaging all the threats they received for trying to be open minded. The Loving v. Virginia was not the only interracial case but out of all of them why was this case so lucky? I thought the Loving v. Virginia was significant because it open the doors for everyone in the 20th and 21st century. Just think about it if the Loving couple for some reason gave up on the relationship. How would that affect the world now? I feel really embarrassed now because people today talk about love like it’s nothing especially teens. We really lack an understanding of the meaning and we should look at the past to help understand. Again it does not matter what the other persons background is, it’s all about the personality. I believe that was the idea Richard Perry Loving and Mildred Jeter were trying to show everyone.