AALS Law and Film Series

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Session Type: Section Programs

Session Capacity: N/A

Hotel: Hilton New Orleans Riverside

Room: Jackson

Floor: Third Floor

The film follows the story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple who fell in love and married during the Civil Rights era. Exiled from their home in Virginia due to miscegenation laws, the couple enlists the help of two young ACLU lawyers, Bernard S. Cohen and Philip J. Hirschkop, to argue their case and legitimize their marriage. After having their motions denied due to racist sentiments within the Virginia courts, Cohen and Hirschkop make one final effort – appealing the Lovings’ case to the U.S. Supreme Court. This documentary about the landmark Loving v. Virginia case combines a story of unfailing love with the fight for civil rights and demonstrates that, against all odds, love can conquer all.