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

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

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In the video, he said the three-fifths Compromise was a “great move.” This came in response to a debate that took place during a legislative session over a Senate bill, which Democrats ...

Gov. Micah Beckwith should apologize for his comments on the Three-Fifths Compromise and put the issue to rest. Most historians do not share that view. The Three-Fifths Compromise was a provision ...