Title:
Virginia hasn't always been for lovers : interracial marriage bans and the case of Richard and Mildred Loving / Phyl Newbeck.
Author:
Newbeck, Phyl, 1961-
Publication Information:
Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2008.
Call Number:
KFV2495.5 .N49 2008
Edition:
Paperback ed. 2008.
ISBN:
9780809328574
Physical Description:
xvii, 299 p., [12] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents:
I do -- passing capital of America -- Making sense of senseless laws -- How it all began -- prosecutions continue -- Taking away the children and the money -- West leads the way -- organizations challenge, and the challenges become organized -- sad case of Ruby and Ham -- Connie and Dewey share a room -- Richard and Mildred want to go home -- On to the Supreme Court -- Amicus briefs -- Virginia and North Carolina defend the indefensible -- May it please the court -- Supreme Court speaks -- Not all states listen -- big interracial display of their romance" -- Feds finally step in -- Happily ever after -- Appendices.
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