What were anti-miscegenation laws?
blacks could not own a business with whites
blacks could not go to school with whites
blacks could not marry whites
blacks could not work with whites
What year did the Supreme Court hear the case loving versus Virginia
1967
1987
1977
1957
At the time of their case how many states had laws against interracial marriages?
17
8
12
4
What was the name of the Attorney General that Mildred Loving wrote to about their case?
Robert Kennedy
Adlai Stevenson
Martin Luther King
John F Kennedy
The Loving's got married in 1958 during the Civil Rights Movement.
false
true
The lawyers that took their case charged them a contingency fee.
false
true
The Lovings were arrested by the police after finding them
in bed together
eating out
at the store
at the movies
Following their arrest the Loving"s
sentenced to 5 years in jail
were sentenced one year in jail or leave the state
put on probation
fined $5000 dollars
Why did the Loving's move back to Virginia after being told to stay away?
the schools were better
they lost the lease on their house
that is where they worked
the missed their family
What percentage of marriages today are interracial?
5
10
20
33
