Thanks to Lincoln (the movie), Mississippi has finally abolished slavery for sure (in a manner of speaking). Apparently this southern state voted to finally ratify the 13th amendment (after initially rejecting it on December 5, 1865) back in 1995 (only 130 years late...not bad), but it was never actually reported to the United States Archivist, which means Mississippi's ratification wasn't officially on record.
Apparently a middled-aged recent immigrant from India named Dr. Ranjan Batra saw Lincoln in theaters, went home and did a little bit of Internet research, and discovered that his adopted state of Mississippi never technically ratified the amendment. The issue was brought to someone's attention, escalated, and two weeks ago it was finally made official.
Congrats Mississippi, you're finally a free state.
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