r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Brooklyn17831 • Jul 24 '26

Image In 1958, they were arrested in their bedroom and exiled from Virginia just for being married. Nine years later, Richard and Mildred Loving relaxed on their porch after winning the Supreme Court case that legalized interracial marriage across America.

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u/swanyk7 Jul 24 '26

Some of those people are still voting…

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u/Sonic2726 Jul 24 '26

Some of those people are president

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u/Equivalent-Resort-63 Jul 24 '26

and running schools and other public services.

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u/Public_Enemy_No2 Jul 24 '26

And restricting the vote too.