1987 Mississippi Amendment 3

1987 Mississippi Amendment 3
November 3, 1987
This proposal repeals Section 263, which makes illegal the marriage of a white person to a person having one-eighth or more Negro blood.
Results
Choice
 Votes %
Yes 264,064 51.76%
No 246,135 48.24%

1987 Mississippi Amendment 3 was a proposed amendment to the Constitution of Mississippi to repeal the state's defunct ban on interracial marriage. The amendment was symbolic, as the Supreme Court had ruled interracial marriage bans unconstitutional in Loving v. Virginia 20 years prior, which rendered the provision unenforceable. Placed on the ballot by House Concurrent Resolution No. 13, it was approved with 51.76% of the vote, though 44 of Mississippi's 82 counties voted against.

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