Loving Vs Virginia Essay

In June of 1958, Mildred Jeter and Richard Loving married in the District of Columbia. They were residents of Virginia but due to Virginia’s laws they weren’t able to marry within their state. The state of Virginia prevented marriages based on racial classification. After the couple married they returned to their home state in Caroline County where they were then charged for violating Virginia’s ban on interracial marriages. The Loving’s went to court and was sentenced to a year in jail. However, the judge suspended the trial for twenty-five years on the condition that the Loving’s wouldn’t return to Virginia for those twenty-five years. The judge of the Loving’s trial stated “Almighty God created the races white, black, malay and red, and he placed them on separate continents. and but for the interference with his arrangement, there would be no cause for such marriage. The fact that he separated the races shows that he did not intend for the races to mix.” The state of Virginia, the plaintiff, makes the argument that couples of different race should not be married for it’s not what God intended. On the other side, the defendant, the Loving’s, believe the state didn’t have the right to charge them and the state was
Virginia is important for the freedom and rights of the United States citizens. The case is important to give the citizens within Virginia back their constitutional rights. In my personal opinion the state of Virginia had no right to take away the rights of citizens. I agree with the U.S Supreme court and its verdict to over-turn the law of Virginia. Citizens deserve the right to pursuit happiness with whomever they desire. Color isn’t what makes a person but the decisions that one makes. God loves all of his creation no matter their race. If God loves them and doesn’t judge then why should we? God is all perfect and created all different types of people and loves them all the same, meaning we should