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That 3/5ths intent was about representation, but you have admit that it was also used by certain people who actually believed in racial superiority and objected to giving slaves their freedom.
i believe the estimate during the founding was about 2 million whites in america, with about 750,000 slaves.......but dont quote that figure
since slavery at that time being a southern institution, it would have meant the south paying most of the governments funding, and given the south a great amount of representation in the house if the clause had not been put into the constitution.
yes there were people who thought themselves racially superior, and those not needed to be controlled, they were not exclusive in their thoughts........times have not changed, we have people who believe their are intellectually superior today, and believe they should decide for the rest of us, using the power of government to do it.
the agenda has not changed ..