Hereâ??s an outcome the producers of the movie Lincoln probably never expected: it indirectly led to the official ratification of the 13th amendment to ban slavery in Mississippi, nearly 150 years after its adoption.
The story began in November last year, when Ranjan Batra, an associate professor at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, went to see director Steven Spielbergâ??s Oscar-nominated historical drama Lincoln, reports the Jackson, Miss. Clarion-Ledger. Spielbergâ??s civics lesson tells the story of the final months of President Abraham Lincolnâ??s life and his efforts to get the 13th amendment to the U.S. Constitution passed by the House of Representatives.
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