If I owe you a dollar, giving you 60 cents just won’t do. It’s three-fifths of a dollar. Please raise your hand if you would like to be counted as 60% of a human being. I’ll wait. No takers? The Three ...

His target: the idea that the Three-Fifths Compromise “was some terrible thing in our past.” This compromise — one through which the U.S. Constitution was established in 1787 ...

Indiana Democrats are calling on Gov. Mike Braun to formally denounce Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith's 'three-fifths- comments.

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

INDIANAPOLIS — Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith’s defense of the Three-Fifths Compromise — which he called “a great move” by the country’s founders toward ending slavery — has thrust the Republican official ...

Indiana’s lieutenant governor is facing backlash from some of the state’s religious and civil rights leaders after he called the Three-Fifths Compromise, which counted each Black enslaved ...

Beckwith posted a video on Thursday to X, formerly Twitter, criticizing Senate Democrats for comparing the bill to the Three-Fifths Compromise. During the session, Democrats likened the bill to ...

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 ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Lieutenant Governor Micah Beckwith is defending comments he made about the Three-Fifths Compromise. On Sunday, he posted to Facebook, criticizing opponents of a recent video.

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 ...

Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith’s defense of the Three-Fifths Compromise — which he called “a great move” by the country’s founders toward ending slavery — has thrust the Republican ...

Mike Braun to condemn Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith's statement that the Three-Fifths Compromise was "a great move." The 18th century law counted an enslaved person as 60% of a free person. The ...