Loving: Interracial Intimacy in America and the Threat to White Supremacy

by Sheryll Cashin

Book Overview

The landmark story of how interracial love and marriage changed American history--and continues to alter the landscape of American politics

When Mildred and Richard Loving wed in 1958, they were ripped from their shared bed and taken to court. Their crime: miscegenation, punished by exile from their home state of Virginia. The resulting landmark decision of Loving v. Virginia ended bans on interracial marriage and remains...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807058270
• ISBN13: 9780807058275
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Beacon Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.0"