We Talk to Interracial Couples 50 Years After Loving v. Virginia (HBO)

50 years ago today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Loving -- Mildred and Richard Loving, who successfully sued the state of Virginia, forcing it to recognize their interracial marriage. That landmark case overturned laws against interracial marriages all across the country.

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VICE News asked couples to mark the anniversary by explaining what the Loving decision means to them and their families.

[karentensley]

I was wed to a black man 30 years, I regrect nothing, I miss him after he passed 6 months ago. I adored him. My soul mate.

[Kenzaljenners]

The fact the lady in the purple said no to marriage 3 times because she was afraid for her partners career going down just shows how much she loves him

[jollybee]

as a Christian, I am disgusted that Gail's family was praying for them not to get pregnant I just don't understand how so many people who consider themselves religious get Christianity so twisted in their heads!

[nyleah]

The fact that her husband is not welcome at her family’s home is heart breaking. This is unacceptable. How people can still think this way is bizarre. Racism is bizarre. People are people, period.

[randomguy]

the fact their last name was Loving is even better. it was like a message from god, in a way

[tamzpyne]

Can we just talk about the lady in purple.. Omg she is the definition of beauty and elegance

[kurimao]

Hats off to the senator. He sure knows how to pick a wife. She is lovely.

[madisonfloyd]

when she said “I am the same age as Emmet Till” my heart stopped.

[c.ramirez]

The fact that the one couple is still not welcomed at her parents house is REALLY REALLY SAD! And I pray that one day they are welcomed with open hearts and there children too.

[AA-ekkz]

The couple that said their family were praying for them not to have children, wow that is just Evil as evil gets. That is not a family that is an enemy.

[stephaniekemple]

I can’t believe some people STILL have a problem with interracial marriage. What an embarrassment. Praying for no interracial child? God damn. What trash.

[blackstallion]

My wife parents r from West Virginia when they found out she was dating me they wasn’t happy at all. For a year my wife and her parents didn’t talk. My wife got pregnant and I still remember to this day remember my father in law and mother in law came to the hospital for the delivery. I remember they held r lil boy and they both started crying saying that r ashamed of the way they acted. We been married for 10yrs now. My father in law is probably my best friend now

[fluffypineapple]

The way John said nothing and stared lovingly at his wife until she’d finished talking was so sweet

[kiyaacts]

Imagine hating someone's skin complexion so much that you pray to God (the God who created them) for their demise... they need to be educated and prayed for themselves.

[richardnemar-smith]

My wife and I got married in 1978 and we are still going strong. 42 years this year.

[elijahmasquelier]

I have always loved the sort of symbolic coincidence in this case: Their name is literally "Loving." Love transcends any race, culture, or any other bullshit you can come up with to divide the people. Love is the primary cause of marriage. So how fitting that the case that codified interracial marriage be named for "Loving?" As in, loving is bigger than hating!

[Twistedviolets]

To that couple who’s family are praying you don’t get pregnant, i pray you do! And your baby is healthy and happy 😊

[marydahm]

I’ve been with my [white] husband for 30 years, yesterday. I remember his father and step mother asking “what about the kids?” And my husband said “well what about it?” When we went on our honeymoon and ate at a particular restaurant with everyone there staring at us, and he announced “I guess you’re staring at how beautiful my wife is. She IS beautiful.” 😉

[tmm]

I was the product of miscegenation (my mom was Native American, and my dad was Japanese). If I hadn't been born premature I would have been born after Oklahoma finally took miscegenation laws off the book. My mom so desperately wanted me to be treated fairly that she asked one of her best friends who was white to go to all of my teacher-parent conferences and such so I could pass as white more easily. She pushed me towards academic goals and I know how much she would have given to hear directly from my HS and College professors that those goals were met.

These laws needlessly hurt so many people and families. And, their legacy still continues to hurt innocent people 💔.