The recent protests at Emory University over the comments of James W. Wagner, the school’s president, have sparked a debate on the New York Times Web site that asks the question: was the three-fifths compromise in the Constitution really as necessary as we are taught?
Still not intrigued? One of the arguments is titled: “The Union Wasn’t Worth This Bargain.”
Read all the differing viewpoints here.
Intro to American History
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