By itself, however, the three-fifths compromise for representation was not enough. Facing deadlock at the Convention, Gouverneur Morris (representing Pennsylvania) moved on July 12 to add a ...

A caller pleaded to a Fox host to protect Ukrainians who fled to America to escape war. Now, the Trump administration is reportedly planning on revoking their legal status.

there was also an indication of northern reluctance to see the extension of southern political advantage by inflated representation (tied to the three-fifths compromise of the federal Constitution).

One video is titled “Why the Three-Fifths Compromise Was Anti-Slavery.” That’s the agreement in the U.S. Constitution that said slaves would count as three-fifths of a person for population ...