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| − | '''Loving Day''' is a Washington D.C. holiday celebrating the 1967 Supreme Court decision [[Loving v. Virginia]] that declared miscegenation | + | '''Loving Day''' is a Washington D.C. holiday celebrating the 1967 Supreme Court decision [[Loving v. Virginia]] that declared laws against miscegenation unconstitutional on equal protection grounds.<ref>{{hnb|Tucker|2006}}</ref> It is celebrated on or about June 12 each year.<ref>{{hnb|LovingDay.org|2004}}</ref> |
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| Publisher = Washington Post | | Publisher = Washington Post | ||
| URL = http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/12/AR2006061201716.html | | URL = http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/12/AR2006061201716.html | ||
| + | }} retrieved on 2008-01-09 | ||
| + | *{{Harvard reference | ||
| + | | Surname = LovingDay.org | ||
| + | | Given = Loving Day | ||
| + | | Year = 2004 | ||
| + | | Title = The Holiday: What is Loving Day? | ||
| + | | Publisher = lovingday.org | ||
| + | | URL = http://www.lovingday.org/holiday.htm | ||
}} retrieved on 2008-01-09 | }} retrieved on 2008-01-09 | ||
Revision as of 04:02, January 10, 2008
Loving Day is a Washington D.C. holiday celebrating the 1967 Supreme Court decision Loving v. Virginia that declared laws against miscegenation unconstitutional on equal protection grounds.[1] It is celebrated on or about June 12 each year.[2]
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References
Sources
- Tucker, Neely (2007-06-13), Loving Day Recalls a Time When the Union of a Man And a Woman Was Banned, Washington Post retrieved on 2008-01-09
- LovingDay.org, Loving Day (2004), The Holiday: What is Loving Day?, lovingday.org retrieved on 2008-01-09