ABA Journal

Documentary on Loving v. Virginia Looks at Couple Behind Famous Civil Rights Case

By Jill Schachner Chanen

Feb 10, 2012, 02:50 pm CST

For most lawyers, the U.S. Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia is a familiar one. The 1967 decision struck down Virginia’s antimiscegenation statute, which prohibited and criminalized interracial marriage. Now a documentary film is bringing to light the story of the people behind the seminal civil rights decision.

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