Thomas McClintock actually said...

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.

Context

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

02/16/2021

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