Maryland Interracial Couple Overcame Hate With Their Love Story

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A law was written in Maryland that said, “It is illegal for a white woman to bear a child fathered by a negro,”
That law was only tested in the courts once. In 1957, Shirley Billy bore a child with the man she loved. Shirley is white. Her husband, John, is black.
Their courage knocked out that law and altered legal history in our state.
In September 1954, the night of the “I am an American” parade, the Honey Boys were hired to sing at a white teen&