I am responding to the letter published May 11 in IndyStar maintaining Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith is lying about the ...

A coalition of clergy is asking for an apology from Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith for his recent comments about the Three-Fifths ...

Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith (R) said the compromise ultimately helped end slavery, while historians generally agree it reinforced the power of slave states.

Slave owner states wanted a greater representation, thereby gaining a larger and superior representation in Congress.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Lieutenant Governor Micah Beckwith is defending comments he made about the Three-Fifths Compromise. On Sunday, he posted to Facebook, criticizing opponents of a recent video.

Beckwith posted a video on Thursday to X, formerly Twitter, criticizing Senate Democrats for comparing the bill to the Three-Fifths Compromise. During the session, Democrats likened the bill to ...

I’ll wait. No takers? The Three-Fifths Compromise of 1787 was a means of counting the population in southern slave-holding states, for the purposes of taxation and determining the number of ...

Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith is facing backlash for sharing a debunked conservative argument that the Three-Fifths Compromise was a step toward ending slavery in response to a discussion ...

Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith criticized state Senate Democrats for equating a GOP legislative proposal intended to root out diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in higher education ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith is facing backlash after comments he made about the Three-Fifths Compromise, a 1787 deal tied to the history of slavery in the United States. A video was ...

UPDATE (4/30/2025): When asked on April 30, 2025, about Beckwith’s comments regarding the Three-Fifths Compromise, Gov. Mike Braun took a disapproving stance. “I definitely wouldn’t have ...