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3/5 Clause in the U.S. Constitution - My Name Is Kate - 08-10-2018 02:44 AM
Here is an interesting article about why the 3/5 clause concerning slaves was introduced into the Constitution. It was actually intended to be anti-slavery, rather than an arbitrary racist measurement of the worth of black persons.
https://americanvision.org/3918/the-original-constitution-and-the-three-fifths-myth/
This article states that free blacks were counted on a par with whites for purposes of apportionment, even in the original Constitution.
https://www.heritage.org/constitution/content/pdf/lesson-19.pdf
RE: 3/5 Clause in the U.S. Constitution - LincolnMan - 08-10-2018 06:29 AM
Thank you for sharing this. It is very helpful in understanding the matter. And—-I’ve never heard it explained this way.
RE: 3/5 Clause in the U.S. Constitution - L Verge - 08-10-2018 08:48 AM
I agree with Bill. The first article, to me, is much clearer than the second. When I read the heritage article, as a former teacher, my first thought was that I hoped the students were in an honors or AP course because the article and the lesson plans were pretty deep.
As for the first article, I never remember any of my instructors describing the 3/5 Clause so concisely and so easy to understand. Thanks much for sharing.