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Virginia, overturned antimiscegenation laws on the books in 16 states.

From New York Times • May 8, 2022

At his urging, a 306-year-old antimiscegenation law was repealed, the state public-accommodations law was broadened, and the first state open-housing law south of the Mason-Dixon Line was enacted.

From Time Magazine Archive

State Senator Verda Welcome, who had praised Agnew as "a wonderful, honest statesman" after the antimiscegenation law was repealed, now snapped: "He is a wolf in sheep's clothing."

From Time Magazine Archive

Virginia, voided state antimiscegenation laws that forbid unions between the races.

From Time Magazine Archive