主题：大新闻呀：密西西比正式签署了废除黑奴的法案。 -- foursea

After watching the film, Batra was curious to find out what happened to the amendment once it was passed. It went on to be adopted in less than a year when 27 of the then 36 states ratified it by the end of 1865. Mississippi was the last of these states to do so — they finally got around to it in 1995 — but Batra spotted a curious detail next to the state’s name on thewebsite usconstitution.net: the ratification was unofficial, as Mississippi never formally notified the U.S. archivist.

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好吧，有点标题党了，实际上密西西比州是1995年批准的。不过也是林肯死后120年了。我想林肯终于可以瞑目了。

[QUOTE]Batra mentioned the oversight to a friend, Ken Sullivan, who recalled the 1995 debate over the law and tracked down a copy of the resolution. I

the ratification was unofficial, as Mississippi never formally notified the U.S. archivist.