Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case
Illustrator
Shadra Strickland
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Publication Year
2017
ISBN
9781452125909
Pages
260 pages
Genre
historical
Format
novel in verse
Item Type
Nonfiction
Annotation
Written in blank verse, the story of Mildred Loving, an African American girl, and Richard Loving, a Caucasian boy, who challenge the Viriginia law forbidding interracial marriages in the 1950s.
Grade Level
6-8; 9-12
Diversity Topics
Racial Diversity; Race Discrinination; Biracial; Interracial; racism; segregation; mixed race; skin color; interracial relationship
Main Character
girl and boy
Race/Ethnicities
African American / White
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Cybils Awards, 2016, Nominee, Non-fiction (Middle Grade and Young Adult)
Keywords
loving; marriage; trials; race relations; Virginia
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Powell, Patricia Hruby, "Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case" (2017). Diverse Families. 885.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/885