"Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons. "
The author: "I was born in Anniston, Alabama, in the 50s and had to fight for my equality most of my life. You see, there were many who thought I should be ... counted as three-quarters of a person ..."
Firstly, he has the number wrong.
Secondly he should know that while the evil and hated Southerners wanted his ancestors to count equally as free persons, the godly and sainted Northerners didn't want his ancestors to count at all. "Three fifths" was a compromise. Finally, he should know that the whole business was rendered moot in 1868 by Amendment XIV.
Other than that ... good job slapping "Fat Albert" Sharpton in head. He deserves it.
bttt
The evil and hated Southerners wanted his ancestors to count the same as a freeman because that would have tipped the House of Representatives far in the South's favor in terms of representation. The godly and sainted Northerners didn't want to count slaves because then the North could maintain some say in how revenue bills and tariffs were passed, among other things.
There was certainly no moral superiority in the Southern stance, if that's what you were implying.
And why did those Southerners want to count slaves as a full person for census purposes?
A note about ‘Rev’ Al: He has lost over 100 #s. Word on the street has it that the good reverend has “the slims”.