46% of Mississippi Republicans say ‘interracial marriage should be illegal’
April 9th, 2011 - 5:54 pm ICT by ANINew York, April 09 (ANI): A new poll has revealed that a majority of Mississippi Republicans believe that interracial marriage should be illegal.
About 46 pc of GOP voters in the state believed this, a survey by Public Policy Polling of Raleigh, N.C showed, reports the New York Daily News.
Forty percent felt mixed-race weddings should remain legal, while 14 pc said they were not sure.
Interracial marriage in Mississippi became legal in 1967 after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling forced the state to change its laws.(ANI)
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