Wednesday, February 11, 2015
[Library Events and Programs] Created Equal: America's Civil Rights Struggle February 12 at Central Library
Created Equal: America's Civil Rights Struggle Session Two
The Loving Story
Thursday February 12, 2014
6:00 - 8:00 PM
Led by Dr. Beverly Bond, Associate Professor of History at The
University of Memphis
The moving account of Richard and Mildred Loving, who were arrested in
1958 for violating Virginia’s ban on interracial marriage. Their struggle
culminated in a landmark Supreme Court decision, Loving v. Virginia (1967)
which overturned anti-miscegenation laws in the United States.
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
3030 Poplar Ave.
Meeting Rooms A-C
For program information, contact Wang-Ying Glasgow at 901-415-2709.
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