The Loving story / HBO Documentary Films presents an Augusta Films production ; directed by Nancy Buirski ; produced by Nancy Buirski & Elisabeth Haviland James ; writers, Nancy Buirski & Susie Ruth Powell.

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On June 2, 1958, Richard Loving and his fiancee Mildred Jeter traveled from Caroline County, VA, to Washington, D.C. to be married. Later, the newlyweds were arrested, tried and convicted of the felony crime of miscegenation. Two young ACLU lawyers took on the Lovings case, fully aware of the challe...

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Corporate Authors: Augusta Films
HBO Documentary Films
Icarus Films
Other Authors: Buirski, Nancy (Screenwriter, Film director, Film producer)
James, Elisabeth Haviland (Film producer, Film editor)
Loving, Mildred Jeter (Interviewee)
Loving, Richard Perry (Interviewee)
Powell, Susie Ruth (Screenwriter)
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed captioning available.
Published: [Brooklyn, New York] : [Distributed by] Icarus Films, [2012]
Subjects:
Loving, Mildred Jeter > Trials, litigation, etc.
Loving, Richard Perry > Trials, litigation, etc.
Interracial marriage > Law and legislation > Virginia.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Genre:
Trials, litigation, etc.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Alexander Street)
Physical Description:1 streaming video file (77 min.) : digital, sound, color and black and white
Format: Electronic Video
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Summary:
On June 2, 1958, Richard Loving and his fiancee Mildred Jeter traveled from Caroline County, VA, to Washington, D.C. to be married. Later, the newlyweds were arrested, tried and convicted of the felony crime of miscegenation. Two young ACLU lawyers took on the Lovings case, fully aware of the challenges posed. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously in their favor on June 12, 1967 and resulted in sixteen states being ordered to overturn their bans on interracial marriage.
Note:Originally produced by: Augusta Films, c2011.
Title from title frames.
Call Number:KF224.L68 L69 2012
Interest Grade Level:
8 and up.
Credits:Cinematography, Rex Miller, Steve Milligan, Abbot Mills ; editor, Elisabeth Haviland James ; original music, David Majzlin.
System Details:Mode of access: World Wide Web.
System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
Participant or Performer:
Interviews, Richard Loving, Mildred Loving and others.
Source of Description:
Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed June 22, 2015).