Lieutenant Governor Micah Beckwith called out Indiana Senate Democrats over their understanding of the Three-Fifths Compromise.

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

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

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 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 ...

His target: the idea that the Three-Fifths Compromise “was some terrible thing in our past.” This compromise — one through which the U.S. Constitution was established in 1787 ...

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 ...

Indiana’s lieutenant governor is facing backlash from some of the state’s religious and civil rights leaders after he called the Three-Fifths Compromise, which counted each Black enslaved ...