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Today in History: Supreme Court strikes down interracial marriage bans

6/12/2025

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On June 12, 1967, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Loving v. Virginia that anti-miscegenation laws prohibiting interracial marriage were unconstitutional. This landmark decision, grounded in the Fourteenth Amendment, marked a significant victory for the civil rights movement, affirming the right to marry regardless of race and dismantling legal barriers to interracial unions.

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On June 12, 1967, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Loving v. Virginia that anti-miscegenation laws prohibiting interracial marriage were unconstitutional. This landmark decision, grounded in the Fourteenth Amendment, marked a significant victory for the civil rights movement, affirming the right to marry regardless of race and dismantling legal barriers to interracial unions.