In celebration of Black History Month, the Library of Virginia will host two free events in support of Virginia Opera’s “Loving v. Virginia,” which is a retelling of the true story of an interracial couple’s marriage in 1958 that sparked a landmark Supreme Court case.
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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — In celebration of Black History Month, the Library of Virginia will host two free events in support of Virginia Opera’s “Loving v. Virginia,” which is a retelling of the true story of an interracial couple’s marriage in 1958 that sparked a landmark Supreme Court case.
At 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 26, the library and Virginia Opera will host “The Constitution and ‘Loving v. Virginia,” a legal panel discussion regarding the 1967 Loving v. Virginia Supreme Court ruling that struck down state laws banning marriage between individuals of different races.
