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HAPPY LOVING DAY!

drewnicedrewnice 5,465 Posts
edited June 2005 in Strut Central
On June 12th, 1967[/b], interracial couples became legal thanks to the Supreme Court decision entitled Loving v. Virginia. Before that date, states had the right to separate and punish interracial couples. These punishments included imprisonment of up to ten years. Violations included marriage, sex, and living together. This issue is a part of the civil rights movement that is too often forgotten. On June 12th of every year, celebrate your legal right to love a person of any race. http://www.lovingday.org/

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  • BeardedDBeardedD 770 Posts
  • BsidesBsides 4,244 Posts
    On June 12th, 1967[/b], interracial couples became legal thanks to the Supreme Court decision entitled Loving v. Virginia. Before that date, states had the right to separate and punish interracial couples. These punishments included imprisonment of up to ten years. Violations included marriage, sex, and living together. This issue is a part of the civil rights movement that is too often forgotten. On June 12th of every year, celebrate your legal right to love a person of any race.






    http://www.lovingday.org/


    wow. crazy. I never learned about that.

  • faux_rillzfaux_rillz 14,343 Posts

    That's actually still illegal in most states, man.
  • TheMackTheMack 3,414 Posts

    " That's actually still illegal in most states, man.[/b] "
  • iron_monkeyiron_monkey 985 Posts
    On June 12th, 1967[/b], interracial couples became legal thanks to the Supreme Court decision entitled Loving v. Virginia. Before that date, states had the right to separate and punish interracial couples. These punishments included imprisonment of up to ten years. Violations included marriage, sex, and living together. This issue is a part of the civil rights movement that is too often forgotten. On June 12th of every year, celebrate your legal right to love a person of any race.






    http://www.lovingday.org/

    Very good point.
    Also feel free to celebrate the birth of yours truly on June 12th every year (nothreadhijack). Two great days in history that should never be forgotten...
  • asprinasprin 1,765 Posts
    big ups to that. Unfortunately, there's still a lot of ground to be covered in the area, specially in the US.
  • BeardedDBeardedD 770 Posts
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