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To: Eddie01

because it only counted black people as 3/5ths of a person

No, it did not. It counted free people of all colors as one person, and non-free people of all colors as 3/5s of a person.

13 posted on 11/27/2010 7:10:13 AM PST by Darth Reardon (No offense to drunken sailors)

To: Darth Reardon

Interesting.

Were there white slaves?
Were there free slaves in slave states?

Please elaborate.

15 posted on 11/27/2010 7:16:31 AM PST by Eddie01

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