GOP lawmaker in Tennessee: Three-Fifths Compromise was to end slavery
Kimberlee Kruesi
A Tennessee Republican falsely declared Tuesday that an 18th century policy designating a slave as three-fifths of a person was adopted for the purpose of ending slavery, commenting amid a debate over whether educators should be restricted while teaching about systematic racism in America.
During the lengthy debate on the GOP-controlled House floor, several Black lawmakers expressed concerns about the bill s impact on how certain subjects would be taught in schools, specifically highlighting the Three-Fifths Compromise. The policy was made during the nation s Constitutional Convention in 1787 and classified a slave as three-fifths of a person when apportioning taxes and states representation in Congress.
NASHVILLE — A Tennessee Republican falsely declared Tuesday that an 18th century policy designating a slave as three-fifths of a person was adopted for “the purpose of ending slavery,” commenting amid a debate over whether educators should be restricted while teaching about systematic racism in America. During lengthy debate on
Credit capitol.tn.gov
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) A Tennessee Republican falsely declared Tuesday that an 18th century policy designating a slave as three-fifths of a person was adopted for “the purpose of ending slavery,” commenting amid a debate over whether educators should be restricted while teaching about systematic racism in America.
During lengthy debate on the GOP-controlled House floor, several Black lawmakers expressed concerns about the bill’s impact on how certain subjects would be taught in schools, specifically highlighting the Three-Fifths Compromise. The policy was made during the nation’s Constitutional Convention in 1787 and classified that three-fifths of a state’s slave population could be counted toward its total population when apportioning taxes and states’ representation in Congress.
April 22, 20219:28 am
Since the minority is rarely afforded much of a forum at the Arkansas legislature, I share this announcement of a rally in support of voting rights.
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A little late, I’m sorry to say. Bills to make it harder to vote and to shift control of elections from elected officials to Republican-controlled appointed bodies are already flooding into the statute books. They include reduction of early voting opportunities; new barriers to absentee voting; new limits on the ability to correct minor errors in provisional ballots; the partisan takeover of county election responsibilities, and Republican-majority legislative investigatory powers.