The Importance of Getting History Right, Part 4
The Pervasive Myth of Maniacal Racism Among America’s Founders
8/12/16
Just how does the perception that America’s Founders were racists affect life in America today? More than you might think. For one thing, the idea that the Framers of the Constitution were ardent racists is pervasive. It also is reinforced often in the black community and in higher education. Yet this idea is a misconception fueled largely by a misunderstanding of—you guessed it—the Three-Fifths Clause in the Constitution of 1787.
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