![]() Really, when you take all that into consideration, the fact that the book is also an amazing testament to the power of love itself. Discussing the legal process, as well as the prejudices of the time, the book offers to parents like myself not just a window to the past, but a way of discussing present and future court cases that involve the personal lives of everyday people. It’s almost too perfect that the book has come out the same year as this momentous court decision. And what book do I own that covers a court case involving the legality of people marrying? Why, none other than The Case for Loving: The Fight for Interracial Marriage by creative couple Selina Alko and Sean Qualls. ![]() After all, as far as she was concerned gay people had always had the right to marry so what exactly was the big deal here? In times of change, my back up tends to be children’s books that discuss similar, but not identical, situations. ![]() Newly turned four, my daughter needed a bit of context. ![]() When the Supreme Court ruled on Jthat same-sex couples could marry in all fifty states, I found myself, like many parents of young children, in the position of trying to explain the ramifications to my offspring. ![]()
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