Mississippi Outlaws Slavery
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 11:50 am
The 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which abolished slavery, was ratified in 1865. Mississippi voted to ratify the amendment in 1995 but failed to make it official by notifying the U.S. Archivist.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-575 ... d-slavery/