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On the recordFebruary 16, 2021
The three-fifth provision was not a statement that slaves were three-fifths of a person; it was the result of a compromise necessary to bring into existence our new Nation.
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Tom McClintock
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

McClintock explains the historical context of the three-fifths compromise in the Constitution.

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