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|holiday_name = Loving Day |
|holiday_name = Loving Day |
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|type = secular |
|type = secular, unofficial |
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|significance = Anniversary of [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]] decision ''[[Loving v. Virginia]]'' |
|significance = Anniversary of [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]] decision ''[[Loving v. Virginia]]'' |
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|date = June 12 |
|date = June 12 |
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Loving Day is not an official national or state holiday in the United States, despite attempts to make it so.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lovingday.org/make-loving-day-official|title=Make Loving Day Official|work=lovingday.org|access-date=June 12, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91415079|title='Loving Day' Personified in Presidential Race|date=June 12, 2008|work=NPR.org|access-date=June 12, 2015}}</ref> A writer for ''Time'' magazine in 2010 claimed that Loving Day was "the biggest multiracial celebration in the United States."<ref name=time>{{cite news| url=http://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1996028,00.html |
Loving Day is not an official national or state holiday in the United States, despite attempts to make it so.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lovingday.org/make-loving-day-official|title=Make Loving Day Official|work=lovingday.org|access-date=June 12, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91415079|title='Loving Day' Personified in Presidential Race|date=June 12, 2008|work=NPR.org|access-date=June 12, 2015}}</ref> A writer for ''Time'' magazine in 2010 claimed that Loving Day was "the biggest multiracial celebration in the United States."<ref name=time>{{cite news| url=http://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1996028,00.html |
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| magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|author=Shay, Christopher| title=Loving Day| date=June 11, 2010}}</ref> |
| magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|author=Shay, Christopher| title=Loving Day| date=June 11, 2010}}</ref> |
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According to the [[Pew Research Center]], "In 2019, 11% of all married U.S. adults had a spouse who was a different race or ethnicity from them, up from 3% in 1967. Among newlyweds in 2019, roughly one-in-five (19%) were intermarried."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Parker |first1=Kim |last2=Barrasso |first2=Amanda |date=February 25, 2021 |title=In Vice President Kamala Harris, we can see how America has changed |url=https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/02/25/in-vice-president-kamala-harris-we-can-see-how-america-has-changed/ |access-date=June 11, 2024 |publisher=Pew Research Center}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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According to ''Time'' magazine |
According to a 2010 article in ''Time'' magazine:<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shaw |first1=Christopher |title=Loving Day |url=https://time.com/archive/6916188/loving-day/ |access-date=12 June 2024 |work=Time |date=June 11, 2010}}</ref> |
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<blockquote>The idea for Loving Day came from one person, Ken Tanabe. In 2004, while a student at Parsons the New School for Design, Tanabe created Loving Day as part of his senior thesis. Growing up, he had never heard of the Lovings, and as a person of mixed-race heritage, he wanted that to change. He created a website to educate people about the history of mixed-race marriages and encouraged people to host their own Loving Day gatherings to create an annual tradition for the mixed-race community.</blockquote> |
<blockquote>The idea for Loving Day came from one person, Ken Tanabe. In 2004, while a student at Parsons the New School for Design, Tanabe created Loving Day as part of his senior thesis. Growing up, he had never heard of the Lovings, and as a person of mixed-race heritage, he wanted that to change. He created a website to educate people about the history of mixed-race marriages and encouraged people to host their own Loving Day gatherings to create an annual tradition for the mixed-race community.</blockquote> |
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According to the official Loving Day website, the event was recognized by a resolution of the United States House of Representatives in 2007, by a proclamation of the Governor of Virginia in 2015, and by a resolution of the California State Assembly in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Our Project |url=https://lovingday.org/project |website=Loving Day |access-date=12 June 2024}}</ref> |
According to the official Loving Day website, the event was recognized by a resolution of the United States House of Representatives in 2007, by a proclamation of the Governor of Virginia in 2015, and by a resolution of the California State Assembly in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Our Project |url=https://lovingday.org/project |website=Loving Day |access-date=12 June 2024}}</ref> In 2024, the website listed 16 privately hosted events to mark the day, 11 in U.S. cities and towns, and five in European cities.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Day - Find an Event |url=https://lovingday.org/find-an-event |website=Loving Day |access-date=12 June 2024}}</ref> |
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==Notable observances== |
==Notable observances== |
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Many organizations sponsor annual parties across the country. |
Many organizations sponsor annual parties across the country. To celebrate the holiday, people are encouraged to hold parties in which the case and its modern-day legacy are discussed, in smaller settings such as living rooms, backyards, etc., as well as in larger gatherings. |
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===United States=== |
===United States=== |
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* ''New York Times'' best-selling author [[Heidi W. Durrow]]<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/28/books/review/Thomas-t.html The ''New York Times'' Sunday Book Review: "The Bluest Eye", Feb. 28, 2010]</ref><ref>[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9402E3D9153EF930A25750C0A9679D8B63&scp=3&sq=%22the%20girl%20who%20fell%20from%20the%20sky%22&st=cse New York Times "Best Sellers: Paperback Trade Fiction", Sunday, March 13th, 2011]</ref> co-organized |
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* The annual flagship Loving Day Celebration in [[New York City]] was featured in the [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] documentary series ''Our World'' in 2007, on the 40th anniversary of the ''Loving'' decision.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG1XWDddTHo BBC World 24: ''Our World: Loving vs Virginia'', part 3]</ref> Coverage of the annual celebration has also been featured in ''[[Time Magazine]]'',<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1996028,00.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613223133/http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1996028,00.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=June 13, 2010 | title=Loving Day Honors Mixed-Marriage, Fights Prejudice| date= June 11, 2010}}</ref> on the [[Voice of America]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.voanews.com/english/news/a-13-2008-06-11-voa27.html|title=Loving Day Marks 1967 Victory for Legal Interracial Marriage|work=VOA|access-date=June 12, 2015}}</ref> [[National Public Radio]],<ref>[https://www.npr.org/blogs/visibleman/2008/06/celebrating_40_years_of_loving_1.html NPR: "Celebrating 40 Years of Loving Day", June 11, 2008]</ref> ''[[The Washington Post]]'',<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/05/05/ST2008050502832.html The ''Washington Post'': "Mildred Loving Followed Her Heart and Made History", May 6, 2008]</ref> and on ''[[PBS NewsHour]]''.<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-yKjd-tUkI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/3-yKjd-tUkI |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Remembering Mr. and Mrs. Loving|date=June 9, 2010|work=YouTube|accessdate=June 12, 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |
* The annual flagship Loving Day Celebration in [[New York City]] was featured in the [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] documentary series ''Our World'' in 2007, on the 40th anniversary of the ''Loving'' decision.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG1XWDddTHo BBC World 24: ''Our World: Loving vs Virginia'', part 3]</ref> Coverage of the annual celebration has also been featured in ''[[Time Magazine]]'',<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1996028,00.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613223133/http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1996028,00.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=June 13, 2010 | title=Loving Day Honors Mixed-Marriage, Fights Prejudice| date= June 11, 2010}}</ref> on the [[Voice of America]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.voanews.com/english/news/a-13-2008-06-11-voa27.html|title=Loving Day Marks 1967 Victory for Legal Interracial Marriage|work=VOA|access-date=June 12, 2015}}</ref> [[National Public Radio]],<ref>[https://www.npr.org/blogs/visibleman/2008/06/celebrating_40_years_of_loving_1.html NPR: "Celebrating 40 Years of Loving Day", June 11, 2008]</ref> ''[[The Washington Post]]'',<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/05/05/ST2008050502832.html The ''Washington Post'': "Mildred Loving Followed Her Heart and Made History", May 6, 2008]</ref> and on ''[[PBS NewsHour]]''.<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-yKjd-tUkI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/3-yKjd-tUkI |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Remembering Mr. and Mrs. Loving|date=June 9, 2010|work=YouTube|accessdate=June 12, 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | * In 2010. ''New York Times'' best-selling author [[Heidi W. Durrow]]<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/28/books/review/Thomas-t.html The ''New York Times'' Sunday Book Review: "The Bluest Eye", Feb. 28, 2010]</ref><ref>[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9402E3D9153EF930A25750C0A9679D8B63&scp=3&sq=%22the%20girl%20who%20fell%20from%20the%20sky%22&st=cse New York Times "Best Sellers: Paperback Trade Fiction", Sunday, March 13th, 2011]</ref> co-organized a celebration of Loving Day in Los Angeles with Fanshen Cox DiGiovanni, during the annual Mixed Roots Film and Literary Festival.<ref>[http://www.mxroots.org/ Mixed Roots Film and Literary Festival] </ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/one-true-thing/201103/interview-author-heidi-durrow-the-girl-who-fell-the-sky|title=Interview with author Heidi Durrow, The Girl Who Fell From the Sky|work=Psychology Today|access-date=June 12, 2015}}</ref> |
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* Several cities and municipalities have issued proclamations officially recognizing Loving Day as a holiday, including [[Washington, D.C.]], and [[Caroline County, Virginia]],<ref>[http://www.visitcaroline.com/resolutions/r1611.pdf Caroline County Official Proclamation of June 12 as Loving Day] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015224442/http://www.visitcaroline.com/resolutions/r1611.pdf |date=October 15, 2013 }}</ref> where the Lovings hailed from.<ref>[https://acluva.org/9186/emotional-gathering-in-caroline-county-celebrates-aclu-case-striking-down-virginias-anti-miscegenation-law/ ACLU of Virginia: "Emotional Gathering in Caroline County Celebrates ACLU Case Striking Down Virginia's Anti-Miscegenation Law", Feb. 5. 2012]</ref> |
* Several cities and municipalities have issued proclamations officially recognizing Loving Day as a holiday, including [[Washington, D.C.]], and [[Caroline County, Virginia]],<ref>[http://www.visitcaroline.com/resolutions/r1611.pdf Caroline County Official Proclamation of June 12 as Loving Day] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015224442/http://www.visitcaroline.com/resolutions/r1611.pdf |date=October 15, 2013 }}</ref> where the Lovings hailed from.<ref>[https://acluva.org/9186/emotional-gathering-in-caroline-county-celebrates-aclu-case-striking-down-virginias-anti-miscegenation-law/ ACLU of Virginia: "Emotional Gathering in Caroline County Celebrates ACLU Case Striking Down Virginia's Anti-Miscegenation Law", Feb. 5. 2012]</ref> |
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*A documentary, ''The Loving Story'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lovingfilm.com/|title=The Loving Story|access-date=June 12, 2015}}</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h62ZBiHNJoM HBO Documentary Films: ''The Loving Story'' Trailer]</ref> which features rare contemporaneous photographs of the couple and details the history of the case and references Loving Day, premiered on [[HBO]] on Valentine's Day 2012.<ref>[http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/18/the-heart-of-the-matter-love/ The ''New York Times'' Lens blog, "The Heart of the Matter: Love", Jan. 18, 2012]</ref><ref>[http://www.hbo.com/documentaries.html?cpmid=abc621#/documentaries/the-loving-story HBO Documentary Films: ''The Loving Story'']</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.voanews.com/english/news/usa/Documentary-Examines-US-Struggle-to-End-Bans-on-Interracial-Marriage-121157769.html|title=Documentary Examines US Struggle to End Bans on Interracial Marriage|work=VOA|date=May 2, 2011 |access-date=June 12, 2015}}</ref><ref>[http://blogs.fredericksburg.com/newsdesk/2012/02/06/film-retells-lovings%E2%80%99-love-story/ Fredericksburg (VA) Star: "Film retells Lovings' love story", Feb. 6, 2012] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207054135/http://blogs.fredericksburg.com/newsdesk/2012/02/06/film-retells-lovings%E2%80%99-love-story/ |date=February 7, 2012 }}</ref> |
*A documentary, ''The Loving Story'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lovingfilm.com/|title=The Loving Story|access-date=June 12, 2015}}</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h62ZBiHNJoM HBO Documentary Films: ''The Loving Story'' Trailer]</ref> which features rare contemporaneous photographs of the couple and details the history of the case and references Loving Day, premiered on [[HBO]] on Valentine's Day 2012.<ref>[http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/18/the-heart-of-the-matter-love/ The ''New York Times'' Lens blog, "The Heart of the Matter: Love", Jan. 18, 2012]</ref><ref>[http://www.hbo.com/documentaries.html?cpmid=abc621#/documentaries/the-loving-story HBO Documentary Films: ''The Loving Story'']</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.voanews.com/english/news/usa/Documentary-Examines-US-Struggle-to-End-Bans-on-Interracial-Marriage-121157769.html|title=Documentary Examines US Struggle to End Bans on Interracial Marriage|work=VOA|date=May 2, 2011 |access-date=June 12, 2015}}</ref><ref>[http://blogs.fredericksburg.com/newsdesk/2012/02/06/film-retells-lovings%E2%80%99-love-story/ Fredericksburg (VA) Star: "Film retells Lovings' love story", Feb. 6, 2012] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207054135/http://blogs.fredericksburg.com/newsdesk/2012/02/06/film-retells-lovings%E2%80%99-love-story/ |date=February 7, 2012 }}</ref> |
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*''[[Loving (2016 film)|Loving]]'', a 2016 film starring [[Ruth Negga]] and [[Joel Edgerton]] as Mildred and Richard Loving, directed by [[Jeff Nichols]]. The film was selected to compete for the {{Lang|fr|[[Palme d'Or]]|italic=no}} at the [[2016 Cannes Film Festival]], and was nominated for numerous awards, including a [[74th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe]] nomination for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama|Best Actor]] for Edgerton and [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Academy Award]] and [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama|Golden Globe]] nominations for Negga.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Loving Movie {{!}} Official Website {{!}} Trailers and Release Dates {{!}} Focus Features|url=https://www.focusfeatures.com/loving|access-date=2020-06-12|website=Loving Movie {{!}} Official Website {{!}} Trailers and Release Dates {{!}} Focus Features|language=en}}</ref> |
*''[[Loving (2016 film)|Loving]]'', a 2016 film starring [[Ruth Negga]] and [[Joel Edgerton]] as Mildred and Richard Loving, directed by [[Jeff Nichols]]. The film was selected to compete for the {{Lang|fr|[[Palme d'Or]]|italic=no}} at the [[2016 Cannes Film Festival]], and was nominated for numerous awards, including a [[74th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe]] nomination for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama|Best Actor]] for Edgerton and [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Academy Award]] and [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama|Golden Globe]] nominations for Negga.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Loving Movie {{!}} Official Website {{!}} Trailers and Release Dates {{!}} Focus Features|url=https://www.focusfeatures.com/loving|access-date=2020-06-12|website=Loving Movie {{!}} Official Website {{!}} Trailers and Release Dates {{!}} Focus Features|language=en}}</ref> |
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* ''Loving v. Virginia'', an opera, is scheduled to be presented in 2025 by the [[Virginia Opera]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Loving v. Virginia |url=https://vaopera.org/loving-v-virginia/ |website=Virginia Opera |access-date=12 June 2024}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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| Loving Day | |
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| Type | Secular, unofficial |
| Significance | Anniversary of Supreme Court decision Loving v. Virginia |
| Date | June 12 |
Loving Day is an annual celebration held on June 12, the anniversary of the 1967 United States Supreme Court decision Loving v. Virginia that struck down all anti-miscegenation laws remaining in sixteen U.S. states.[1][2][3] In the United States, anti-miscegenation laws were U.S. state laws banning mixed-race marriages. The Warren Court ruled unanimously in 1967 that these state laws were unconstitutional.[4][5] Chief Justice Earl Warren wrote in the court majority opinion that "the freedom to marry, or not marry, a person of another race resides with the individual, and cannot be infringed by the State."[4]
Loving Day is not an official national or state holiday in the United States, despite attempts to make it so.[6][7] A writer for Time magazine in 2010 claimed that Loving Day was "the biggest multiracial celebration in the United States."[8]
According to the Pew Research Center, "In 2019, 11% of all married U.S. adults had a spouse who was a different race or ethnicity from them, up from 3% in 1967. Among newlyweds in 2019, roughly one-in-five (19%) were intermarried."[9]
According to a 2010 article in Time magazine:[10]
The idea for Loving Day came from one person, Ken Tanabe. In 2004, while a student at Parsons the New School for Design, Tanabe created Loving Day as part of his senior thesis. Growing up, he had never heard of the Lovings, and as a person of mixed-race heritage, he wanted that to change. He created a website to educate people about the history of mixed-race marriages and encouraged people to host their own Loving Day gatherings to create an annual tradition for the mixed-race community.
According to the official Loving Day website, the event was recognized by a resolution of the United States House of Representatives in 2007, by a proclamation of the Governor of Virginia in 2015, and by a resolution of the California State Assembly in 2017.[11] In 2024, the website listed 16 privately hosted events to mark the day, 11 in U.S. cities and towns, and five in European cities.[12]
Many organizations sponsor annual parties across the country. To celebrate the holiday, people are encouraged to hold parties in which the case and its modern-day legacy are discussed, in smaller settings such as living rooms, backyards, etc., as well as in larger gatherings.
Since 2013,[25][26] Loving Day has been celebrated with an annual symposium at De Balie theater in Amsterdam, organized by the Stichting Loving Day foundation.[27]
