Bibliograph

Loving vs. Virginia, a documentary novel of the landmark civil rights case

Type

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Loving vs. Virginia, a documentary novel of the landmark civil rights case

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Loving vs. Virginia

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Sub title

a documentary novel of the landmark civil rights case

Summary

From acclaimed author Patricia Hruby Powell comes the story of a landmark civil rights case, told in spare and gorgeous verse. In 1955, in Caroline County, Virginia, amidst segregation and prejudice, injustice and cruelty, two teenagers fell in love. Their life together broke the law, but their determination would change it. Richard and Mildred Loving were at the heart of a Supreme Court case that legalized marriage between races, and a story of the devoted couple who faced discrimination, fought it, and won

Target audience

adult

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Loving versus Virginia

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