Mildred Loving dies; case led to end of interracial marriage ban

Mildred Jeter Loving, 68, passed away from pneumonia in her Milford, VA home this past Friday. She refused to accept Virginia's ban on interracial marriage and led a fight which resulted in the U.S. Supreme Court striking bans on mixed marriages across the country. Her husband was Richard Loving and they had three children together.

She always said she did nothing noteworthy and never considered herself a pioneer. According to the U.S. Census bureau, there are 4.3 milion interracial couples.

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New York Times: Mildred Loving, Who Battled Ban on Mixed-Race Marriage, Dies at 68

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