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Mississippi abolishes slavery thanks to ‘Lincoln’

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After watching the movie "Lincoln," a Mississippian asks a question and another does some research that leads to the state finally ratifying the 13th Amendment, 147 years after slavery was abolished. In an exclusive interview, MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell speaks to Dr. Ranjan Batra and Ken Sullivan, the two men who got Mississippi to move to the right side of history.