1924
Legislation / marriageSupplement
Virginia Racial Integrity Act
Virginia; interracial couples and people subject to racial classification
Virginia reinforced racial classification and barred marriage across its prescribed color line. The law later formed the basis for the Lovings’ prosecution.
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Context / qualification
The marriage restrictions were invalidated in 1967; classification also affected communities whose identities did not fit the state’s categories.