<P> The case was brought by Mildred Loving ( née Jeter ) , a woman of color , and Richard Loving , a white man , who had been sentenced to a year in prison in Virginia for marrying each other . Their marriage violated the state 's anti-miscegenation statute , the Racial Integrity Act of 1924 , which prohibited marriage between people classified as `` white '' and people classified as `` colored '' . The Supreme Court 's unanimous decision determined that this prohibition was unconstitutional , overruling Pace v. Alabama ( 1883 ) and ending all race - based legal restrictions on marriage in the United States . </P>
<P> The case was brought by Mildred Loving ( née Jeter ) , a woman of color , and Richard Loving , a white man , who had been sentenced to a year in prison in Virginia for marrying each other . Their marriage violated the state 's anti-miscegenation statute , the Racial Integrity Act of 1924 , which prohibited marriage between people classified as `` white '' and people classified as `` colored '' . The Supreme Court 's unanimous decision determined that this prohibition was unconstitutional , overruling Pace v. Alabama ( 1883 ) and ending all race - based legal restrictions on marriage in the United States . </P>
who were the parties involved in loving v virginia
who were the parties involved in loving v virginia
Mildred Loving ( née Jeter ) Richard Loving
Mildred Loving ( née Jeter ) Richard Loving