ルーカス・ティルさんのインスタグラム写真 - (ルーカス・ティルInstagram)「#Repost @historycoolkids with @make_repost ・・・ This is Mildred and Richard Loving.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Their marriage and court case would go on to end all laws banning interracial marriage in the United States in 1967. June 12th is Loving Day and today marks its 53rd anniversary.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ The Lovings' case was specifically chosen for the Supreme Court, partly because they were so unmistakably in love with each other. Mildred and Richard were poor "regular folks" who just wanted to be left alone but decided to put themselves in the national spotlight in order to put an end to the racial injustice they had experienced simply for loving one another.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ In 2007, on the 40th anniversary of the Loving decision, Mildred issued the following statement:⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ “Surrounded as I am now by wonderful children and grandchildren, not a day goes by that I don’t think of Richard and our love, our right to marry, and how much it meant to me to have that freedom to marry the person precious to me, even if others thought he was the ‘wrong kind of person’ for me to marry. 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. Especially if it denies people’s civil rights. I am still not a political person, but I am proud that Richard’s and my name is on a court case that can help reinforce the love, the commitment, the fairness, and the family that so many people, black or white, young or old, gay or straight seek in life. I support the freedom to marry for all. That’s what Loving, and loving, are all about.”⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Photograph credit: Grey Villet, 1965⁣ ⁣ Source: https://www.theguardian.com/books/gallery/2017/mar/29/the-lovings-in-pictures」6月13日 4時49分