Not sure of the specifics of taxation in the Revolutionary period of US history, but I don’t think this was the case.
Even if it were, though, the 3/5ths clause was purely about how they were counted for the census, and thus how many representatives the slave-holding states were apportioned in the house of representatives.
@NEETzsche @dave @WhiteTemplar @fightknightHERO @Jens_Rasmussen
I hate the fact, that fedi is starting to make me doubt the correct anwser
@NEETzsche @dave @WhiteTemplar @fightknightHERO @Jens_Rasmussen
I know...
But still I used to believe that yes. Racism did seem like a pure evil...
Then the BLM riots happened, and now, I am just not sure at all.