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After 148 years, Mississippi finally ratifies 13th Amendment, which banned slavery

Posted: Feb 18, 2013 4:33 PM by CBS News

The 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which abolished slavery, was ratified in 1865. Lawmakers in Mississippi, however, only got around to officially ratifying the amendment last month -- 148 years later -- thanks to the movie "Lincoln."

The state's historical oversight came to light after Mississippi resident Ranjan Batra saw the Steven Spielberg-directed film last November, the Clarion-Ledger reports.

After watching the film, which depicts the political fight to pass the 13th Amendment, Batra did some research. He learned that the amendment was ratified after three-fourths of the states backed it in December 1865. Four remaining states all eventually ratified the amendment -- except for Mississippi. Mississippi voted to ratify the amendment in 1995 but failed to make it official by notifying the U.S. Archivist.

Batra spoke to another Mississippi resident, Ken Sullivan, who contacted Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann about the oversight. Finally, on Jan. 30, Hosemann sent the Office of the Federal Register a copy of the 1995 resolution, and on Feb. 7, the Federal Register made the ratification official.

According to the Clarion-Ledger, it's unclear why the state never sent the U.S. Archivist its 1995 resolution. "What an amendment to have an error in filing," Dick Molpus, who served then as secretary of state, told the paper.

I always heard folks moved slowly in the south... :wink: :p :lol:
 

Whitewing

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Mississippi is a beautiful state with tons of friendly people. I hunted deer there for many years. And speaking of blacks, I've met some of the friendliest, hardest working blacks a man could ever want to know. Many in that area worked in the timber industry.

One hunting club near ours was a blacks-only club. :D

When contrasted to much of the black population in cities like New Orleans, the difference was striking.
 

Mike

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Mississippi still has slaves. Blacks and the poor are slaves to the Democratic Party and their War On Poverty.

Yep, still living on the Government Plantation.
 

hypocritexposer

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So it took the Republicans to "get with the times", did it?

In 2010, Republicans won control of both houses of the legislature for the first time in 136 years

at least the Republicans apologized for the Democrats...continuing to live in the dark ages.




In 2007, the Alabama Legislature passed, and Republican Governor Bob Riley signed a resolution expressing "profound regret" over slavery and its lingering impact.
 
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