The police went into the Loving's bedroom in the middle of the night and arrested them; the judge sentenced them to long prison sentences if they did not leave the state; and furthermore, the NAACP refused to take the case; it was not their case. In otherwords everything you say below is utterly incorrect. I would suggest you read "Tell the Court I Love My Wife" by Va. Tech's Peter Wallenstein before you babble on about things you do not know and mislead members of this list by your lack of knowledge. Paul Finkelman President William McKinley Distinguished Professor of Law and Public Policy Albany Law School 80 New Scotland Avenue Albany, New York 12208-3494 518-445-3386 [log in to unmask] >>> [log in to unmask] 05/07/08 10:04 AM >>> John whomever. He was still a white guy who married this Indian chick way back in the day in Virginia. The Loving case was a test case to get rid of a law that was essentially un enforced In Virginia much as the 55 mile an hour speed limit is largely un enforced. It apparently had no chilling effect on anyone, including the Lovings, who wanted to get married in the state. It was a vestige of Jim Crow that had long died and just needed to be taken off the books. The NAACP funded and backed the whole thing, and since the Lovings were living in DC at the time, there was no risk of any sort of enforcement by the Commonwealth. What else did she ever do for the public good? J South **************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001) ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html