{"product_id":"the-case-for-loving-the-fight-for-interracial-marriage-hardcover","title":"The Case for Loving: The Fight for Interracial Marriage - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSelina Alko\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSean Qualls\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eSelina Alko\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I support the freedom to marry for all. That's what Loving, and loving, are all about.\" -- Mildred Loving, June 12, 2007\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor most children these days it would come as a great shock to know that before 1967, they could not marry a person of a race different from their own. That was the year that the Supreme Court issued its decision in Loving v. Virginia.This is the story of one brave family: Mildred Loving, Richard Perry Loving, and their three children. It is the story of how Mildred and Richard fell in love, and got married in Washington, D.C. But when they moved back to their hometown in Virginia, they were arrested (in dramatic fashion) for violating that state's laws against interracial marriage. The Lovings refused to allow their children to get the message that their parents' love was wrong and so they fought the unfair law, taking their case all the way to the Supreme Court - and won!\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSean Qualls finds inspiration everywhere, from old buildings, nature, fairy tales, black memorabilia, and outsider art to cave paintings, African imagery, mythology, music, and his native Brooklyn. He is the co-illustrator, with his wife, Selina Alko, of the celebrated picture books \u003ci\u003eTwo Friends\u003c\/i\u003e by Dean Robbins and \u003ci\u003eThe Case for Loving\u003c\/i\u003e by Selina Alko. Other acclaimed picture books he has illustrated include \u003ci\u003eGiant Steps to Change the World\u003c\/i\u003e by Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee, \u003ci\u003eLittle Cloud and Lady Wind\u003c\/i\u003e by Toni Morrison and her son Slade, \u003ci\u003eDizzy\u003c\/i\u003e by Jonah Winter, and \u003ci\u003eBefore John Was a Jazz Giant\u003c\/i\u003e by Carole Boston Weatherford, for which he received a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his family. Visit him online at seanqualls.com. \u003cbr\u003e Selina Alko has always been curious about different people and cultures, which stems, in part, from growing up with a Canadian mother and a Turkish father, who spoke seven languages and taught her to paint. Her art brims with optimism, experimentation, and a deep commitment to multiculturalism and human rights. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Case for Loving\u003c\/i\u003e, which she illustrated with her husband, Sean Qualls, and the co-illustrator, also with Sean, of \u003ci\u003eTwo Friends\u003c\/i\u003e by Dean Robbins. She has written and illustrated several other acclaimed picture books, including \u003ci\u003eDaddy Christmas \u0026amp; Hanukkah Mama\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eB Is for Brooklyn\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her family. Learn more at selinaalko.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 10.1 x 8.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 27, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Case for Loving: The Fight for Interracial Marriage\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45392621404262,"sku":"9780545478533","price":26.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/MDgybVRrUXVFTHFnQ3VZdFJ2N3V4dz09.webp?v=1775213373","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-case-for-loving-the-fight-for-interracial-marriage-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}