Read the summary of the Loving v. Virginia Supreme Court case. In the 1950s, many states had laws against people of different races marrying. In 1958, Mildred Jeter, who was of African American and American Indian ancestry, and Richard Loving, who was European American, were married in Washington, DC. Marriage between people of different races was legal in that city. Not long after they returned to their hometown in Virginia, the couple was arrested and convicted of breaking the state’s marriage laws. To avoid prison sentences, the couple was forced to leave Virginia. Their case made it to the Supreme Court in 1967. The justices ruled unanimously that the state had violated the couple’s guarantees of due process and equal protection under the law.
The 14th Amendment guarantees due process and equal protection under the law. The Supreme Court ruled that Virginia’s ban on interracial marriage violated both protections, so the correct choice is the 14th Amendment. The 13th Amendment abolished slavery, and the 15th Amendment concerns voting rights.
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