mildred had enough. she wrote a letter. 1967, theead, june supreme court of the united states ruled these convictions must be overturned. 11s worth -- the lovings were free to go to virginia and live free. richard built a house, a brick house that still stands. the one he meant to start nine years earlier, now he could. and it. the ruling in the case transformed the law of the land. in ways that reverberate down to the present. facts, buthe core it's not where i started writing the book. i started at the end. i went to mildred's funeral. it was an extraordinary weekend. i went back to blacksburg, back of the mountain, kicked on the imputer and 5000 words later looked in thought that captured mildred, how she has been misunderstood, the events of the weekend, and how a lot of people whose lives have intersected with hers had come to know her and what they had to say. i look at that book i have just written and it looked like an epilogue. you know what that means. right? the epilogue comes at the end of th

her mom, mildred, inherits the card.dred is well aware flo has gone into debt and wishes she could help. but it never strikes her that she has the means until great-great-uncle archibald comes up in a genealogy class at the senior center. so he suggested that that card could be worth what? that's next. >> but first, our "strange inheritance" quiz question. who in 1888 declared baseball "the american game"? queen victoria of england, indian chief sitting bull, or poet walt whitman? the answer in a moment. [burke] at farmers, we've seen almost everything, so we know how to cover almost anything. even a rodent ride-along. [dad] alright, buddy, don't forget anything! [kid] i won't, dad... [captain rod] happy tuesday morning! captain rod here. it's pretty hairy out on the interstate.traffic is literally crawling, but there is some movement on the eastside overpass. getting word of another collision. [burke] it happened. december 14th, 2015. and we covered it. talk to farmers. we know a thing or two because we've seen a thing

. >> what a life you lived my sweet mildred. on berkeley beach they found you washed along the shore. they found you washed along the shore. sending you my love and a veryyy looks like we're still a man short. not anymore. gus! the second most famous groundhog in pennsylvania. let's hit the ice. whoaaa! take the shot! (buzzer) that shot was one in a million. so's this. all the money millionaire edition, new from the pennsylvania lottery. with five top prizes of a million bucks. it's a real game changer. (giggles) keep on scratchin' >> eight months ago. >> who's pregnant? everything nature's promise is so wholesome. and it doesn't take the whole paycheck. giant's exclusive nature's promise. eat well for less. my giant. trying to make me eat my greens?low. no, just trying to ve you some green. whaaat?! thousands of blue tags. thousands of low prices. my giant. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> you're chase the story and i'm on the edge of my seat of a dead whale. >> well i'm really sad, my friend mildred was washed up along the shore in berkeley. sh

. >> my friend mildred was washed up on the's sure that you want me to be sad so i wrote an amazing poem. >> did you name the well? >> i did. >> just clarify for the audience. so i wrote a special poll about the amazing moments we shared together. >> what a life you have lived my sweet mildred. on the beach in berkeley new jersey is where they found you wash along the shore, not even the marine mammals center could cause figure out what caused you to stop swimming. by the time i heard the news it had been a week, week, so sorry couldn't get you sitting sooner to bring you it treats. >> they love squid and they are deep diverse. >> although i never figured out why they tasted so sweet. i'm going to miss those adventures we share. remember when you read your first bike question went just look at that pace, you, you couldn't have been more -- and then he made the cheer squad and how about when you turn 16 and i took you to the store to buy a car. but the ferrari in the porsche are not the right fit. you had your eyes on that classic white that you said was lit. >> i've done a lot of stories

, in richmond, virginia, and because mildred was half african-american and half indian and he was white they were thrown in prison for it and spent nine years trying to get the right to legitimize their marriage, and their story -- well, their case changed the constitution of the united states of america, and opened up the way for numerous couples of different races to be married to each other ( cheers and applause ) >> james: it's a wonderful film, it really, really is. now, in the movie, if people just saw this still image, they could be confused thinking you're making an eminem biopic. did you enjoyvi do? i know it was accurate for the time. >> we were trying to depict these two characters as truthfully as possible. jeff wanted the authenticity and that's what richard lacked like. the two attorneys that took the case to the supreme court referred to richard as someone when they first met him as he looked like the kind of guy who would be opposed to this marriage, he looked like a redneck, some sort of white supremacist, and it was important for the director to depict that for many re

mildred loving.nd mildred loving were a couple that were made in virginia, and it was banned from the state of virginia for 25 years years for what they considered to be a felon to marry outside your race. and it was their fight, their fight for equality, their fight for love that took the street all the way to the supreme court. and as a result of that fight, the supreme court struck down a ban on interracial marriage, making interracial marriage illegal in all 50 states in america. and so with that fight we want to offer an award. >> almost 50 years since that rolling it is just asked if not more important to fight for progress for all people across the united states. justice and change are often hard-fought and hard-won, and in the words of mildred loving for whom this award is named, we may lose at the battles but when the big war. in 2017, we face face a climate of renewed intolerance, fear mongering and racism. at a time when a country risks taking huge steps backwards, it is imperative to draw

mildred loving. god bless. [applause] >> i told you that next generation is tough.iss my guess, i startn'tt was a me. no fight up in here. at this time, we are going to -- a few people in here so we will be out of here. we will be out of here in good time. i would like to bring up -- you heard some of what cathy hughes was talking about, this amazing partnership we had with the university of phoenix. we want to hear from one of the architects, mr. byron jones. he is here to give us a couple .f minutes on the program if you would come forward quickly and give a little more detail as to the program, and how it works. we would appreciate >> 1965, bloody sunday. 50 mile march from the somewhat to montgomery. try to explain these historical moments to our children. my kids and say wow, they walked 50 miles? that's a long way. when you see the significance of what happened during the march, we held hands with whites also in the march. daymarch will start on mlk from the monument, five miles. another march we started baltimore, maryland. 200 yards. --started at the church

and he wanted to put mildred and richard at the forefront.circumvented the courts for that reason. and actually because, you know, they only met the lawyers three or four times over the course of nine years. and they didn't actually go to the supreme court hearing. so we were -- it's about truth telling for pus. >> you nailed it. >> thank you. >> it is a quiet, but powerfully arresting film called loving. if you're been introduced to her the first time, you'll see her face many times over. she's a wonderful actress. thank you. >> my pleasure. >>> up next, steve jones, stay with us. >>> please welcome steve jones to the program. the rock legend is the co-founder of the sex pistols and telling his story finally in a new memoir. it's called lonely boy, tales from a sex pistol, mr. jones, it's an honor. >> thanks for having us. >> we were discussing before you came on the air, it is a bit of a -- everybody says it, but it is true i think in your case, and want to read you book that music really saved your life. you were getting into a lot of trou

guest: the book comes out in june it is about the loving word -- virginia case, richard and mildred love and he how surprisingly intimacy is rising a pace a context about other people and i think it bode list for the future in terms of culture in politics in this country. host: sheryll cashin, thank you for your time this morning. guest: thank you for having me. host: final half-hour we'll return to the question about race relations, if you thought it improved under president obama, give your impression. 202-748-8000 202-748-8000. if you don't think they improved 202-748-8001. we'll take the call when is "washington journal" continues. >> announcer: tonight on communicators, representatives on tech issues facing congress, the trump administration and society, interviewed by ashley gold, politico technology reporter. >> so proponents of the internet of things, we know that we're asking people to consider putting hundreds or thousands of microphones, of speakers and of various diagnostic equipment into their bodys and we have to get it right whe