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Lovings’ ‘quiet determination’ honored as Caroline Courthouse added to U.S. Civil Rights Trail

by Taft Coghill Jr. | Feb 16, 2026 | ALLFFP, Caroline, History, Social Justice, University of Mary Washington

The couple and their descendants were feted during a ceremony Saturday at the historic Caroline Courthouse building, followed by a reception at the Bowling Green Town Hall.

Caroline County Courthouse campus added to U.S. Civil Rights Trail

by Taft Coghill Jr. | Feb 2, 2026 | ALLFFP, Caroline, History, Social Justice

The courthouse, former sheriff’s office, and old jail are at the center of the Richard and Mildred Loving case that eventually overturned laws banning interracial marriage.

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