At 2 AM on July 11, 1958, newly married couple Richard and Mildred Loving were abruptly awakened in their bedroom by a Virginia sheriff.
The sheriff questioned Richard, a white man, asking, "What are you doing in bed with this woman?"
Mildred, a woman of both Black and Indigenous American heritage, responded, "I'm his wife."
The sheriff retorted, "Not here, you're not."
During that era, Virginia still had laws against interracial marriage, and the Lovings were taken into custody for their unlawful cohabitation.
For nearly nine years, the couple was forced to live away from their hometown, but they eventually boldly decided to challenge the state's discriminatory laws in the Supreme Court.
In 1967, the groundbreaking Loving v. Virginia ruling effectively decriminalized interracial marriage throughout the entire United States.
Hey @EliseStefanik, this was YOU cowering in fear during the #Jan6thInsurrection. If Trump picks you as his running mate, I’m going to post this pic every day until Election Day.
Democrats want to "defund the police" the GOP says.
Meanwhile, Speaker Johnson:
"We will be cutting:
- 3% from Department of Justice
- 7% from the ATF
- 6% from the FBI
- 10% from the EPA"
Just so you all know the FBI has thousands hundreds of lives over the years, stopped multiple terror attacks on American soil, and makes sure Americans are safe at home and abroad.
Who here agrees that we should NOT "defund the police"?
Just because the police arrested your top candidate for President multiple times, doesn't mean they should be defunded.