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Mississippi Abolishes Slavery

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One hundred and thirty years after the Civil War, the state of Mississippi has FINALLY voted to abolish slavery. Representatives say they would have liked to have done it sooner, but... uh... they were delayed due to some awfully big cotton crops.
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Mississippi's first legally married interracial couple, Berta and Roger Mills, enjoying their wedding cake. USA, 1970.

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5-year old child worker in the shrimp industry, Biloxi, Mississippi, USA, ~1910

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Whipping scars of a former Mississippi slave, US Civil War, 1863

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People walking across the frozen Mississippi River, USA, 1936

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Mississippi Votes to Abolish Slavery

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One hundred and thirty years after the Civil War, the state of Mississippi has FINALLY voted to abolish slavery. Representatives say they would have liked to have done it sooner, but... uh.. they were delayed due to some awfully big cotton crops.
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