Couples and Watch In the Cut (2003)families are using the hashtag #LovingDay all over social media today to celebrate interracial relationships that would have been illegal in the U.S. before a landmark civil rights case 50 years ago.

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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled inLoving v. Virginia on June 12, 1967 that interracial couple Mildred Loving and Richard Loving's marriage was not a crime. The decision went all the way to the Supreme Court, which found that the state of Virginia's anti-miscegenation laws violated the 14th amendment and were racist.

This opened up interracial marriages in more than a dozen other states and allowed the Lovings to openly be a family. A movie about their story — titled Lovingand starring Ruth Negga and Joel Edgerton — came out in November 2016.

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Now, on the 50th anniversary of the decision, #LovingDay is trending on Twitter as a way to honor the historic decision and celebrate love.

Many are posting about their relationships with touching photos, memories, and stories of acceptance and love.

Love wins, again and again.

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