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Caroline County board marks courthouse campus on U.S. Civil Rights Trail, honors Loving couple
Summary
The Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution recognizing the inclusion of the Caroline County Historic Courthouse campus on the U.S. Civil Rights Trail and commemorating Richard and Mildred Loving. The board read the resolution and recorded a formal adoption and signature.
The Caroline County Board of Supervisors on May 12 read and adopted a resolution celebrating the courage and perseverance of Richard and Mildred Loving and noting acceptance of the Caroline County Historic Courthouse campus onto the United States Civil Rights Trail.
The resolution recited the Loving cases role in the landmark Loving v. Virginia (1967) Supreme Court decision that struck down state bans on interracial marriage and described the courthouse campuss historical elements, including the historic courtroom, former sheriffs office and the poly jail.
Kathy Beard, who helped organize historical recognition efforts, said the placement of the Loving marker is a long-deserved honor. "Mrs. Loving was the sweetest person I knew," Beard said, adding that the countys historical societies helped secure the recognition.
The board read the formal resolution into the record and it was signed by the clerk and the chairman. The action is ceremonial but marks a new, permanent recognition of the county site in a national civil-rights framework.
What happens next: County staff and local historical organizations will coordinate marker installation and public interpretation as part of the Civil Rights Trail listing.
