Rest in Peace, Mrs. Loving

Mrs. Mildred Loving, 68 years old, passed away Friday in her rural home in Milford, Virginia.  Mrs. Loving and her husband, Richard Loving, challenged Virginia's ban on interracial marriage, and in 1967, the Supreme Court ruled in their favor, striking down such bans nationwide.  "We loved each other and got married," she said in a 1965 interview with The Washington Evening Star.  "We are not marrying the state.  The law should allow a person to marry anyone he wants."  Richard Loving died 10 years later in a car accident, when he and his wife were struck by a drunk driver.  

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Rest in Peace, Mrs. Loving