The Raid at 2 A.M.
On July 11, 1958, Caroline County Sheriff R. Garnett Brooks entered the Loving home in Central Point, Virginia, at two o'clock in the morning. He...
This is a contemporary on love and justice, drawing on Galatians 3:28.
On July 11, 1958, Caroline County Sheriff R. Garnett Brooks entered the Loving home in Central Point, Virginia, at two o'clock in the morning. He shone a flashlight on Richard and Mildred Loving asleep in their bed. When Richard, a white bricklayer, pointed to the marriage certificate on the bedroom wall, the sheriff replied that it was no good in Virginia.…
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