(2) YA Illustrated by Shadra Strickland. Alternating first-person, free-verse narratives, beginning in 1952, tell of Mildred Jeter and Richard Loving's romance, which grows into a marriage that violated Virginia's interracial marriage ban and led to the Supreme Court case in 1967. Energetic drawings capture many personal moments, while ample primary source material vividly depicts the social environment. Interviews with the Lovings' family and friends add impressive detail. Timeline. Bib.

Reviewer: Ernie Cox | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2017