Wow... -----Original Message----- From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of [log in to unmask] Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 10:05 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] Mildred Jeter Loving (1940-2008), & an apology (was Re: What would Jeffer... 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 ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html