Republican state senator criticized for comments on slavery

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A Republican state senator in Oregon has been criticized after claiming slaves benefited from being designated as three-fifths of a person. Sen. Dennis Linthicum said on Tuesday during floor debate that the Three-Fifths Compromise was meant to prevent slaveholding states from gaining too much power in Congress. The comments came amid […]

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