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On this day 45 years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously decided the case of Loving v. Virginia, ruling against the state and finding all anti-miscegenation laws across the country unconstitutional.  This photo of Mildred and Richard Loving was originally published in LIFE magazine on March 18, 1966. Credits: Grey Villet

On this day 45 years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously decided the case of Loving v. Virginia, ruling against the state and finding all anti-miscegenation laws across the country unconstitutional. 

This photo of Mildred and Richard Loving was originally published in LIFE magazine on March 18, 1966.

Credits: Grey Villet

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