Mississippi FINALLY Ends Slavery!

In 2013, Mississippi was finally dragged kicking and screaming into the late 19th century.

 

Having been to Mississippi, this does not surprise me.

 

Late to the party, and while they claim it was a clerical error...technically I could still be put to work in the cotton field if I went there.

 

But when did the clerical error occur? 1995! So even giving them the benefit of the doubt, Ole Miss' had slavery on the books until Seinfeld and Simpsons were on the air.

 

This is disgraceful in the fullest.

 

Better late than never! But yeah, it should have happened ages ago.

 

Crap. Does this mean I have to get rid of my slaves?

 

Yes it does.

 

Mississippi shows up to the party, now welcomed at the big kids table.

 

Nah, the the amendment was still ratified by 2/3's or more of the states at the time. Despite the lack of local ratification, it was still law. Now whether or not local authorities would enforce said laws...

 

I’m not positive, but I think you would have been covered by the “supremacy clause” - a state law cannot contravene a federal law (in this case, the 13th Amendment).

Edit: what redhawk23 said.

 

can i get my 40 acres and a mule now?

 

I am particularly amused and pleased that it took an immigrant science professor from Asia to discover that this American historical anomaly has existed for this long.

To be honest, neither of you would be in any danger, mainly because America doesn't actually make anything anymore.

 

That's a relief, yet sad all at once.

 

You know whose going to be feel silly? All the people in Mississippi who could have had slaves this whole time.

 

The title of this thread is like something from a parallel universe.

****'s ****ed up.

 

King Schultz would be proud.

 

Mississippi.....ahead of the curve.

 

Aren't they also the last to still be using the confederate symbol in their state flag? Or is that just another "oversight" on their part that somehow accidentally "...slipped through the cracks."

In 1995? What a freakin joke.

 

Finally making some progress!

 

Goddamn nerds ruining my angry black man jokes.

 

Lol what the?...