Timothy Hutton (Richard Loving), Lela Rochon (Mildred "Bean" Jeter), Ruby Dee (Sophia), Bill Nunn (Leonard), Corey Parker (Bernie Cohen), Isaiah Washington (Blue), Lawrence Dane (Sheriff), Charles Gray (Papa Jeter), Jackie Richardson (Mama Jeter), Michael Clarke (Gerald), Karen Robinson (Norma), Stephen Walsh (Father Loving), Linda Goranson (Mother Loving), Ardon Bess (Justice of the Peace), Scott Spidell (Harley), Larry Reynolds (Judge), Richard Fitzpatrick (defense attorney), Sharon Lewis (Leanne), Suzanne Coy (Marcella), Dianna Belshaw (landlady), Briar Boake (receptionist), Carol Anderson (nurse), Christopher Kalogerakos (Sidney, 2 yrs.). Originally broadcast on television on March 31, 1996.
Summary:
In Central Point, Virginia, Richard Loving, a poor white laborer, falls in love with Mildred "Bean" Jeter, a beautiful young black woman. Mixed-race relationships are accepted here, but marriage, in 1960, is illegal under a miscegenation law dating from slave times. Bean becomes pregnant, and despite their families' fears, Richard insists on marrying her. They are arrested and thrown in jail. Having to choose between a three year jail sentence or a 25-year banishment from the state of Virginia, the Lovings choose freedom and move to Washington, D.C. Inspired by the speeches of Martin Luther King, Bean writes a letter to then Attorney-General Robert Kennedy requesting that the law be changed so that she and Richard can go home. Her letter reaches young ACLU attorney Bernie Cohen, who sees a great opportunity for social justice in this landmark case. Seven years after their banishment, The Lovings' case is heard by the Supreme Court. In a landmark ruling, the Court declares the Virginia law unconstitutional.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)61145322
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
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