1976 Missouri Amendment 5

1976 Missouri Amendment 5
August 3, 1976
Repeals provision of Missouri Constitution which provides "Separate schools shall be provided for white and colored children, except in cases otherwise provided for by law."
Results
Choice
 Votes %
Yes 598,897 57.53%
No 442,103 42.47%

1976 Missouri Amendment 5 was a proposed amendment to the Constitution of Missouri to repeal the state's defunct provision requiring separate schools for white and colored children. The amendment was symbolic, as school segregation had been federally illegal since Brown v. Board of Education in 1954. Placed on the ballot by Senate Joint Resolution No. 40, the measure was approved with 57.53% of the vote, though 56 of the state's 114 counties voted against. Supporters included state senators Franklin Payne and Maurice Schechter, while the amendment faced no organized opposition.

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