Do you think the founders were racists?
Yes. that 3/5 business (and many other pro-slavery opinions) supports that charge.
I stand with the founders original intent. Do you?
You think the 3/5s compromise was pro-slavery? Have you been listening to the 1619 project or something?
Do you think the founders were racists?
Yes. that 3/5 business (and many other pro-slavery opinions) supports that charge.
So you think the support of the “3/5 business” was racist? It was just the opposite. Congressional representation is determined by population and the south wanted the slaves counted fully in the population to add to their representation in Washington.
Counting them as 3/5 of a person lessened the slaves states’ representation. That is hardly racist.
The 3/5th compromise was actually an anti-slavery provision. The pro-slavers wanted a slave to count as a whole person for purposes of congressional apportionment, which would naturally increase their power in Congress. The anti-slavers did not want them counted at all, since they had no rights as citizens.
Therefore, the devil’s bargain was made. The War Between the States was proof that you should not sup with the devil, no matter how long your spoon is.