Mississippi officially ratified the 13th Amendment on March 16, 1995 , which is when it formally abolished slavery at the state level by recording that ratification. The amendment itself had already abolished slavery nationwide in 1865 , but Mississippi’s paperwork was not officially filed until February 7, 2013 in a later administrative correction.

Quick scoop

  • Nationwide abolition: December 1865, when the 13th Amendment was adopted.
  • Mississippi’s official ratification: March 16, 1995.
  • Later paperwork correction: February 7, 2013, when the ratification was officially recorded.

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