The U.S. Constitution, which proclaimed that all men were born equal, still measured a slave as worth three-fifths of a free man. The founding fathers did not mean to degrade the slave but to benefit his master: by using this inhumane measuring stick, the southern states received overrepresentation in the House of Representatives.
- By JOHN TRAIN
- 20 Jan 2013
- 09:19AM
"The U.S. Constitution, which proclaimed that all men were born equal, still measured a slave as worth three-fifths of a free man. The founding fathers did not mean to degrade the slave but to benefit his master: by using this inhumane measuring stick, the southern states received overrepresentation in the House of Representatives." You start off with an ignorant, uninformed and malignant statement meant to mislead your readers. The slaveowners wanted 100% representation for their slaves. The 3/5 rule was meant to diminish the southern representation. Your writer could have and should have consulted any number of reputable American history books.
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