documentary
Very moving story of the Lovings of Virginia, a mixed race couple who were prosecuted under the miscegenation laws and banned from the state. Their case eventually went to the US Supreme Court where those laws were overturned.
It was interesting listening to the arguments of the state baring the crassest racism. During that period people looked to the federal courts for ultimate justice. That view seems naive today.
The film showed archival footage of the Lovings. He was a redneck bricklayer who loved his wife. Simple as that. Good stuff.
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