Richard and Mildred Loving

Highway marker honoring Richard and Mildred Loving dedicated in Caroline County

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A historical marker was placed on Saturday in Caroline County in honor of Richard and Mildred Loving, whose lawsuit, Loving v. Virginia, challenged Virginia’s 1924 Racial Integrity Act and resulted in a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in 1967 that overturned all state laws prohibiting interracial marriage.