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 ...

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

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

Amid ongoing controversy over his social media post about the Three-Fifths Compromise, Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith has ...

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 ...

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

UPDATE (4/30/2025): When asked on April 30, 2025, about Beckwith’s comments regarding the Three-Fifths Compromise, Gov. Mike Braun took a disapproving stance. “I definitely wouldn’t have ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith is facing backlash after comments he made about the Three-Fifths Compromise, a 1787 deal tied to the history of slavery in the United States. A video was ...