The U.S. Supreme Court handles cases that have far-reaching affects on society and how its citizens live. The cases the Court decides leave lasting impressions on societal topics such as same-sex marriage, segregation, integration in schools, guns, and many others. We in this class will examine a number of cases decided by the Court that have to deal with just such issues. In the case of Loving v Virginia, the issue of anti-miscegenation is examined by the Court. A law was on the books in Virginia that made interracial marriage subject to criminal prosecution. Read the facts of the case and complete the activity that goes with it.
Click to listen to the story of the Lovings and the journey of the case to the United States Supreme Court. This podcast comes courtesy of the radio show All Things Considered on National Public Radio (NPR).
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