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History: Mildred Delores Jeter & Richard Perry Lovings, Interracial Married Couple Banned, 1969, Virginia, United States
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• Nanci Griffith's country-folk song "The Loving Kind", the opening cut of her new The Loving Kind album, hit the charts in June 2009.
• June 12 has become known as Loving Day in the United States, an unofficial holiday celebrating interracial marriages.
• The Loving Story (2011), an HBO produced documentary which was screened at many film festivals, including Silverdocs Documentary Festival, Tribecca Film Festival, and Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. The film includes rare interviews, photographs and film shot during the time. Variety called the film "Fascinating."
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