VA HR106

Commemorates Mildred Delores Jeter Loving (1939-2008), the plaintiff in the landmark Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia that struck down laws banning interracial marriage

Mildred and Richard Loving married in Washington, D.C. on June 2, 1958, to evade Virginia's Racial Integrity Act of 1924, but were arrested in Caroline County weeks later and sentenced to one year in prison (suspended) with 25 years of exile from the state

In 1963, Mildred Loving wrote to Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy seeking help, leading to ACLU representation and the June 12, 1967 unanimous Supreme Court ruling that invalidated interracial marriage bans in 16 states

Recognizes June 12 as "Loving Day" and honors Mildred Loving's 2007 public statement supporting marriage equality for all Americans regardless of race, sex, or sexual orientation

Directs the Clerk of the House of Delegates to present a copy of this resolution to Mildred Loving's family