Mildred Loving, a black woman whose challenge to Virginia’s ban on interracial marriage led to a landmark Supreme Court ruling striking down such laws nationwide, has died, her daughter said Monday. The AP’s story is here. An essay on the signficance of Loving v. Virginia to the current conflict in the Anglican Communion is here.
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Update: Rick Perlstein of the American Prospect points out that last year Loving came outin favor of same-sex marriage.