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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 [[Palme d'Or]] 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|Ruth 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 [[Palme d'Or]] 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|Ruth 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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*A documentary, ''The Loving Story'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lovingfilm.com/|title=The Loving Story|work=The Loving Story|accessdate=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|accessdate=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|work=The Loving Story|accessdate=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|accessdate=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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* ''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 the second-largest celebration of Loving Day in the country with Fanshen Cox DiGiovanni, during the annual Mixed Roots Film and Literary Festival.<ref>[http://www. |
* ''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 the second-largest celebration of Loving Day in the country 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|accessdate=June 12, 2015}}</ref> |
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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 | title=Loving Day Honors Mixed-Marriage, Fights Prejudice| date= June 11, 2010}}</ref> on the [[Voice of America]],<ref>{{cite web|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|accessdate=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 the [[PBS NewsHour]].<ref>{{cite av media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-yKjd-tUkI|title=Remembering Mr. and Mrs. Loving|date=June 9, 2010|work=YouTube|accessdate=June 12, 2015}}</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 | title=Loving Day Honors Mixed-Marriage, Fights Prejudice| date= June 11, 2010}}</ref> on the [[Voice of America]],<ref>{{cite web|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|accessdate=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 the [[PBS NewsHour]].<ref>{{cite av media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-yKjd-tUkI|title=Remembering Mr. and Mrs. Loving|date=June 9, 2010|work=YouTube|accessdate=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> |
Loving Day | |
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Observed by | United States |
Type | Secular |
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 which 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 interracial marriage, mainly forbidding marriage between non-whites and whites, until 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 officially recognized holiday by the U.S. government, despite attempts to make it so.[6][7] Loving Day is the biggest multiracial celebration in the United States.[8]
Loving Day originated with the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia, which invalidated laws prohibiting interracial marriage. The case was brought by Mildred Loving (née Jeter), a black woman, and Richard Loving, a white man, who first met when she was 11 and he was 17. He was a family friend and over the years they courted. After she became pregnant, they married in Washington, D.C., in 1958, when she was 18.[9] Reportedly, Mildred did not realize that interracial marriage was illegal, and they were arrested a few weeks after they returned to their hometown north of Richmond, Virginia. They pleaded guilty to charges of "cohabiting as man and wife, against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth", and avoided jail time by leaving Virginia and agreeing not to return to the state for 25 years.[10]
The Lovings moved to Washington, D.C., and began legal action by writing to U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy.[11] Kennedy referred the case to the American Civil Liberties Union. After the Warren Court unanimously ruled in favor of the young couple, they returned to Virginia, where they lived with their three children. In 1975, Richard Loving died in a car accident. Mildred Loving died May 5, 2008, at the age of 68.[12] Each June 12, the anniversary of the ruling, Loving Day events around the country mark the advances of mixed-race couples.[citation needed]
Many organizations sponsor annual parties across the country, with Lovingday.org providing an online legal map, courtroom history of anti-miscegenation laws, as well as offering testimonials by and resources for interracial couples. Inspired by Juneteenth (which commemorates the end of slavery in the state of Texas), Loving Day seeks both to commemorate and celebrate the Supreme Court's 1967 ruling, keeping its importance fresh in the minds of a generation which has grown up with interracial relationships being legal, as well as explore issues facing couples currently in interracial relationships. The Loving Day website features information, including court transcripts of the Loving v. Virginia case and of other court cases in which the legality of anti-miscegenation laws was challenged. 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. Ken Tanabe is credited with forming the idea for Loving Day. He created the idea in 2004 for his senior thesis at Parsons the New School of Design.[8]
Since 2013,[32][33] Loving Day has been celebrated with an annual symposium at De Balie theater in Amsterdam, organized by the Stichting Loving Day foundation.[34]
On January 6, 1959, the Lovings pleaded guilty to the charge and were sentenced to one year in jail; however, the trial judge suspended the sentence for a period of 25 years on the condition that the Lovings leave the State and not return to Virginia together for 25 years ... After their convictions, the Lovings took up residence in the District of Columbia.