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Originally Posted by Papa_Complex
Written at a time when Blacks weren't "people."
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Yes they were. Just only 3/5ths of a person
US Constitution. Article 1 section 2
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Representatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned among the several states which may be included within this union, according to their respective numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole number of free persons, including those bound to service for a term of years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons
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