Documentary Examines US Struggle to End Bans on Interracial Marriage

[VOA Video] When President Barack Obama's Kenyan father and American mother married in 1961, interracial marriage was illegal in 22 states, nearly half the country. It wasn't until the Supreme Court struck down anti-miscegenation laws in 1967 that interracial marriage became legal throughout the United States. The case that was decided by the high court was filed by an interracial married couple, Richard and Mildred Loving. Their story is the subject of a new documentary called "The Loving Story." It's now screening at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York, and will debut on television on HBO in February.