With current racial and political tensions, as well as the attention gained by movies like Loving, the 1967 landmark Supreme Court civil rights decision in Loving v. Virginia is still relevant. Primary sources help paint a picture of the cultural norms of a time when interracial marriage was still illegal in many states. Your readers will learn how the case of Loving v. Virginia found its way to the Supreme Court, and explore how it became a decision that changed the future of civil rights and interracial marriage in the United States.
