Slavery expanded westward through a massive and brutal internal slave trade after the Three-Fifths Compromise.

Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith (R) said the compromise ultimately helped end slavery, while historians generally agree it ...

UPDATE (4/30/2025): When asked on April 30, 2025, about Beckwith’s comments regarding the Three-Fifths Compromise, Gov. Mike ...

Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith criticized state Senate Democrats for equating a GOP legislative proposal intended to root out diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in higher education ...

Gov. Mike Braun responded by saying "definitely wouldn't have used that characterization and I don't like it." ...

The Concerned Clergy of Indianapolis, a group founded as part of the Civil Rights Movement, is asking Gov. Mike Braun to ...

Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith’s defense of the Three-Fifths Compromise — which he called “a great move” by the country’s ...

The comments, made on April 24 on Beckwith's X page, were about a 1787 deal tied to slavery. In that video, he called the Three-Fifths Compromise "a great move." The video came in response to a debate ...

Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith is facing backlash for sharing a debunked conservative argument that the Three-Fifths Compromise was a step toward ending slavery in response to a discussion ...

A press conference was held, with officials calling on Beckwith to retract his statements and for the Indiana governor to ...