On June 12, 1967, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously struck down 16 state bans on interracial marriage. The ruling came in a lawsuit brought by Richard and Mildred Loving.
Mildred Loving granted AP a rare interview in 2007, the year before her death. https://apnews.com/article/interracial-marriage-case-anniversary-a408f20638ef4f35bed71f5a73fadfbe?taid=64871353f695830001bcb20a&utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter #press