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Originally Posted by buggyone
Of course, the framers of the Constitution were sexist and racist but that was the times they lived in. The Constitution declared that slaves counted only for 3/5 of a person in representation, women could not vote, and most of the rich framers who were farmers had slaves including George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.
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You do know that the South wanted slaves counted for representation purposes for the South's benefit, while depriving slaves of any semblance of human rights or dignity?
The 3/5 clause was a compromise and prevented the less populated South from expanding their representation in the Houses.