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Loving vs. Virginia Patricia Hruby Powell

Loving vs. Virginia By Patricia Hruby Powell

Loving vs. Virginia by Patricia Hruby Powell


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Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case (Books about Love for Kids, Civil Rights History Book) by Patricia Hruby Powell

Richard and Mildred Loving were sentenced to a year in prison for marrying each other at a time when interracial marriage was prohibited by law in their home stateof Virginia. Their determination to be together led them to bring this case all the way to the Supreme Court where, in alandmark decision, the court invalidated laws prohibiting interracial marriage. The decision was followed by an increase in interracial marriages in the U.S., and is remembered annually on Loving Day, June 12. This documentary novel vividly brings to life this inspiring story.

About Patricia Hruby Powell

Patricia Hruby Powell's previous book, Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker, won a Boston GlobeHorn Book Honor for Nonfiction, a Parents' Choice Gold Award for Poetry, and earned five starred reviews. You can visit Patricia online at Talesforallages.com. She lives in Illinois.

Shadra Strickland studied design, writing, and illustration atSyracuse University and later went on to complete her M.F.A.at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. She won the Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Award, the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for New Talent, and the NAACP Image Award. She lives in Maryland.

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GOR011314168
9781452125909
1452125902
Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case (Books about Love for Kids, Civil Rights History Book) by Patricia Hruby Powell
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Chronicle Books
2017-01-31
260
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