The Case for Loving: The Fight for Interracial Marriage | 
“Every marriage starts with love.“
“Every marriage starts with love.“
This book can be used in the classroom to teach about civil rights, equality, and empathy, linking historical events to themes of fairness and kindness. It could prompt discussions about social justice, family diversity, and how laws shape lives, encouraging students to reflect on their own values and communities.
pickThe Case for Loving (2015) is a picture book in the biography and history genre that won the Jane Addams Children's Book Award. This story tells the true tale of Richard and Mildred Loving, a couple who fought against laws prohibiting interracial marriage, eventually leading to the landmark 1967 Supreme Court decision that made such laws unconstitutional.
pickA worthwhile fight for interracial marriages. It began a great conversation with my 9 year old and how her grandparents were her age when the Lovings won their case against the state of Virginia.
My sweet baby girl, we have come a long way in fifty years, but we still have a long way to go.
#BBRC @LibrarianRyan @Sarahreadstoomuch -Letter C-
pickA well-done, if simplified, telling of the ruling that made interracial marriage legal in all of the U.S. IN 19-FREAKING-67. There were some wording choices that I didn‘t love, but overall, a good way to introduce this to children. Who have the good sense to be horrified that just a couple generations ago, IT WAS ILLEGAL TO MARRY SOMEONE BECAUSE OF SKIN COLOR. Even preschoolers can understand that that is hella messed up. Great art here, too.
pick#JuneItsElectrifying Day 25: A thoroughly inspiring #WellBeTogether nonfiction story featuring interracial marriage which was deemed unlawful in Virginia and sixteen other states in the US during the late 50s. Richard Loving and Mildred Jeter had to get married in a neighboring city, Washington DC, for their love to be recognized by the state. Full review here: https://gatheringbooks.org/2018/01/03/nonfiction-wednesday-49/
pickThe Case for Loving: The Fight for Interracial Marriage
Author: Selina Alko
Illustrators: Sean Qualls and Selina Alko
Genre: Non-Fiction
Book Award: Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2015
Grades: 3-5
RA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8ur1SPDTgQ
Teaching Strategies: RA, PR, SR, IR, AS
“Tell the court I love my wife and it is just unfair that I can‘t live with her in Virginia.” -Richard Loving
