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.

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Northam announces 2018 Governor’s Fellows Program participants

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Gov. Ralph Northam has announced participants in the 2018 Governor’s Fellows Program, which offers rising college seniors, graduating seniors, and graduate students an opportunity to gain valuable firsthand experience working under Cabinet secretaries and alongside staff in the Office of the Governor.