Mildred Delores Jeter
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Mildred Delores Jeter, later known as Mildred Loving, was an African American and Native American woman whose interracial marriage to Richard Loving led to the landmark 1967 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Loving v. Virginia that struck down laws banning interracial marriage.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights figure
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human ⓘ interracial marriage rights activist ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Mildred Loving NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCourt | Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| caseDecisionYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| caseName | Loving v. Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Loving Day celebrations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicHeritage | Rappahannock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
African American
NERFINISHED
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Native American ⓘ |
| familyName | Jeter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forcedToLeaveState | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Mildred NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCourtCase | Loving v. Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole | plaintiff in U.S. Supreme Court case ⓘ |
| impactOnLaw | invalidated anti-miscegenation laws in multiple U.S. states ⓘ |
| influenced | legalization of interracial marriage across the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor | quiet, private advocacy rather than public activism ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of interracial marriage equality in the United States ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
violation of the Due Process Clause
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violation of the Equal Protection Clause ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | striking down state bans on interracial marriage ⓘ |
| legalRepresentation | American Civil Liberties Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalRightAffirmed | right to marry regardless of race ⓘ |
| legalStatusBeforeCase | convicted under Virginia anti-miscegenation laws ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married to Richard Loving ⓘ |
| marriageType | interracial marriage ⓘ |
| movement | civil rights movement in the United States ⓘ |
| name | Mildred Delores Jeter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a plaintiff in Loving v. Virginia
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challenging anti-miscegenation laws in the United States ⓘ |
| opposedLawType | anti-miscegenation law ⓘ |
| placeOfMarriage | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfResidence |
Caroline County, Virginia
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Central Point, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Ruth Negga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | feature film “Loving” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raceAsClassifiedInVirginiaAtTheTime | “colored” under Virginia law ⓘ |
| religion | Christian ⓘ |
| returnedToLiveIn | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sphereOfActivity | civil rights and family law ⓘ |
| spouse | Richard Loving NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateInvolved | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | documentaries about Loving v. Virginia ⓘ |
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