# @breyeschow on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2023-06-12T06:03:13.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Bruce Reyes-Chow (@breyeschow) — https://gondola.cc/breyeschow

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Happy #LovingDay2023!

Today we remember Mildred and Richard Loving and the 1967 decision in Loving v. Virginia that overturned their convictions regarding interracial marriage.

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The “Loving” in Loving Day is actually the last name of Mildred and Richard Loving. The Loving Day Story begins when they were arrested for being married in 1958 because they were an interracial couple living in Virginia.

Their case, Loving v. Virginia (1967), reached the U.S. Supreme Court. Their lawyers argued that laws against interracial marriage came from slavery laws, intended to oppress Black people, and based on white supremacy. Other states had similar laws. Some of these laws applied to people of other races as well.

Nine years after their arrest, the Lovings won their case on June 12th, 1967 (which is why Loving Day is on June 12th). It was more than a victory for their family. It struck down all state laws against interracial marriage in the U.S.

The Lovings’ memorable story (and fitting name), are part of a larger and continuing struggle for racial justice. Courtroom history led up to their case. Attitudes and demographics shape our society. Explore more resources beyond those we provide.

Via — @lovingday

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This decisions struck down all #antimiscegenation across the country, inlcuded those in other states that targeted anyone not classified as white.

Leti Volpp, American Mestizo: Filipinos and Antimiscegenation Laws in California (1999) — For Filipinos in California, antimiscegenation efforts seeking to regulate sexual relationships between Filipino men and white women were clearly connected to white anxiety about the concrete display of this desire in the space of the dance hall.

As the legislature had already forbidden marriage licenses from being granted to "Mongolians" who sought to marry whites, and had also declared such marriages void, anxiety about Filipino/white sexual relations was made manifest in legal efforts to group Filipinos under the rubric of "Mongolian."

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From our family, thank you Mildred and Richard and Happy #LovingDay! 
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#HappyLovingDay #loveislove #race #racism #scotus #marriage

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
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| Bruce Reyes-Chow | @breyeschow | https://gondola.cc/breyeschow | Writer/Author |

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happylovingday, racism, lovingday2023, race, loveislove, antimiscegenation, scotus, marriage, lovingday

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