Milford NewsLocal news for Milford, VA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Summer Concerts For Charity Start In Ladysmith Village On May 17- May 16, 2008 Concert series benefits local charities in Caroline A concert series benefiting local charities and featuring regional artists will kick off tomorrow night in Caroline County. via The Free Lance-Starhttp://www.topix.net/city/milford-va/2008/05/summer-concerts-for-charity-start-in-ladysmit... Same-sex marriage supporter Loving dies- May 9, 2008 "I believe all Americans, no matter their race, no matter their sex, no matter their sexual orientation, should have that same freedom to marry. Government has no business imposing some people's religious beliefs over others." The woman who started a ball rolling toward knocking down laws banning interracial marriage and who late in life also spoke out against bans on gay marriage has died. via Washington Bladehttp://www.topix.net/city/milford-va/2008/05/same-sex-marriage-supporter-loving-dies?fromr... Mildred and Richard Loving- May 7, 2008 "I think he thought if we were married, they couldn't bother us" Richard Perry Loving puts his arm around his wife, Mildred Loving, on June 12, 1967, after the Supreme Court ruled that Virginia's ban on interracial marriage was unconstitutional. via AARP The Magazinehttp://www.topix.net/city/milford-va/2008/05/mildred-and-richard-loving?fromrss=1 Fought marriage ban- May 6, 2008 "There is patently no legitimate overriding purpose independent of invidious racial discrimination which justifies this classification." Mildred Jeter Loving, 68, a black woman whose refusal to accept Virginia's ban on interracial marriage led to a U.S. Supreme Court decision in 1967 that struck down similar laws across the country, died of ... via Chicago Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/milford-va/2008/05/fought-marriage-ban?fromrss=1 U.S. woman who won court fight ending ban on interracial...- May 5, 2008 "We are not marrying the state. The law should allow a person to marry anyone he wants." Mildred Loving, a black woman whose challenge to Virginia's ban on interracial marriage led to a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down such laws countrywide, has died at age 68. via CANOEhttp://www.topix.net/city/milford-va/2008/05/u-s-woman-who-won-court-fight-ending-ban-on-i... |