Loving v Virginia
What were the names of the married couple in the case?
Richard and Mildred
The event regarding _____ prompted the start of the case.
Hint: A person
Rosa Parks
(Month and Year)
December 1952, May 1954
Started on ________.
(Month #, year)
February 20, 1958
April, June
What was the couple arrested for?
Interracial marriage in a state where it was illegal
The court case took place from _______ to ________ of 1956.
February, December
What was the final ruling?
Racial segregation in public education is unconstitutional
What was the final ruling?
9-0 Persecution
What was the 13th amendment?
Prohibited private racial discrimination in the sale of property.
What was the couple's sentence?
One year in prison unless they left Virginia for 25 years and did not come back until then.
In November 1956, what led to the reaffirmation of the ruling in June?
City and state appeal to the verdict
Which amendment was violated?
14th Amendment
What did Arkansas refuse to do despite the decision in the Brown v. Board of Education case?
Desegregate schools
Which amendment did Jones focus on more that other cases had not during the Civil Rights Movement?
13th amendment
What was the final ruling of the case?
The law prohibiting interracial marriage was overruled by the Supreme Court and deemed unconstitutional due to the violation of that law.
For what reason was Rosa Parks not included within the plaintiff, although she was a main victim in the event?
To avoid allegations that the persecution were seeking to build their argument around other charges.
What was the score in the final ruling?
9-0 against the Board of Eduction
What did Supreme Court determine?
The first time the court used 13th amendment power since what?
The abolishing of slavery
What was the name of the law the state was in violation of?
The Equal Protection Clause of the 14th amendment
What were the names of the five plaintiffs?
Aurelia Browder
Susie McDonald
Jeanetta Reese
Claudette Colvin
Mary Louise
Which doctrine did the persecution challenge for its constitutionality?
"Separate but Equal"
What is the main importance of the case, in a greater aspect?
States rights vs federal law
What did focusing on the 13th amendment achieve in society as a whole?
Removing all barriers associated with sale of property in racial discrimination as it was recognized as remnants of slavery