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2. Same-sex marriage in West Virginia - Wikipedia

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   Same-sex marriage has been legally recognized in West Virginia since October 9, 2014. On July 28, 2014, a ruling by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Bostic v. Schaefer found Virginia 's ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional. On October 6, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari in Bostic, allowing the ruling to take effect.

3. LGBT rights in West Virginia - Wikipedia

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   Same-sex marriage became legal in West Virginia on October 9, 2014, when Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced he would no longer defend the state's ban on same-sex marriage in court and Governor Earl Ray Tomblin directed all state agencies to comply with recent federal court rulings that established the state's ban was unconstitutional.

4. Chestnut Ridge people - Wikipedia

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   The Chestnut Ridge people (CRP) are a mixed-race community concentrated in an area northeast of Philippi, Barbour County in north-central West Virginia, with smaller related communities in the adjacent counties of Harrison and Taylor. They are often referred to as "Mayles" (from the most common surname — Mayle or Male), or "Guineas" (now ...

5. Slave marriages in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Ordained ministers provided records of marriages that they had performed and solemnized other marriages. [14] The Bureau recorded marriages and preserved marital records of former enslaved men and women in registers, certificates, marriage licenses, and other records. States and other organizations also formalized long-term relationships. [14]

6. Wood County, West Virginia - Wikipedia

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   Wood County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 84,296, [ 1] making it West Virginia's fifth-most populous county. Its county seat is Parkersburg. [ 2] The county was formed in 1798 from the western part of Harrison County and named for James Wood, governor of Virginia from 1796 to 1799. [ 3]

7. Anti-miscegenation laws in the United States - Wikipedia

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   In 1967, an interracial couple, Richard and Mildred Loving, successfully challenged the constitutionality of the ban on interracial marriage in Virginia. Their case reached the U.S. Supreme Court as Loving v. Virginia. In 1958, the Lovings married in Washington, D.C. to evade Virginia's anti-miscegenation law (the Racial Integrity Act). On ...