CSPAN3 Discussion On The Legacy Of Loving V. Virginia August 11, 2017
Up next here on American History tv on cspan3, a conversation on the case from the Virginia Historical society. Jeter was not a white woman. Richard loving all agree was a white man. So Virginia State law not only rendered their 1958 marriage illegal, but also required a penalty of at least a year in prison for it. Circuit court judge leon f. Dizile chose to suspend their prison sentences if they agreed to leave the state. After a few years of exile, loving sought Legal Assistance to let them return home to virginia. Today our speaker will be focusing on the suit mr. And mrs. Loving brought ag...