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Elijah Lewis: I wonder whether my colleague from Georgia still believes that the Constitution suggested that a black person is only…

On the recordSeptember 30, 1997
I wonder whether my colleague from Georgia still believes that the Constitution suggested that a black person is only three-fifths of a person and that the Constitution also supported slavery. Does it still support slavery?
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Elijah Lewis
Democratic · Georgia

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Questioning the historical implications of the Constitution regarding slavery during a debate.

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