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What Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith said about the Three-Fifths Compromise, how clergy responded
The Concerned Clergy of Indianapolis, a group founded as part of the Civil Rights Movement, is asking Gov. Mike Braun to ...
Indiana lieutenant governor calls Three-Fifths Compromise ‘a great move’
Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith (R) said the compromise ultimately helped end slavery, while historians generally agree it ...
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'Great move,’ or revisionist history? Indiana’s Beckwith sparks Three-Fifths Compromise debate
Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith’s defense of the Three-Fifths Compromise – which he called “a great move” by the country’s ...
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Indiana's Beckwith says Three-Fifths Compromise was a “great move.” Historians say it’s more complicated
Local groups want an apology after Lt. Governor Micah Beckwith made comments defending the 1787 Three-Fifths Compromise, ...
Indy leaders demand action after Lt. Gov. Beckwith's controversial Three-Fifths Compromise comment
Gov. Mike Braun responded by saying he "definitely wouldn't have used that characterization and I don't like it." ...
Beckwith's Three-Fifths Compromise view glosses over slavery expansion | Opinion
Slavery expanded westward through a massive and brutal internal slave trade after the Three-Fifths Compromise.
Indiana Lt. Governor faces backlash after comments on Three-Fifths Compromise
Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith is under fire from historians and officials after making controversial remarks praising the ...
Faith leaders urge Braun to condemn Beckwith's remarks on Three-Fifths Compromise
After heated and emotional debate over Senate Bill 289, Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith took to X, where he called the Three-Fifths ...
Vatican's 'May Madness': Will new pope be progressive or will church turn back the clock?
Will the adage 'fat pope, thin pope' bear out as cardinals pick a successor to Pope Francis in the May 7 conclave?
Adelaide Pointe celebrates grand opening in Muskegon
MUSKEGON, Mich. — After years of construction, Adelaide Pointe in Muskegon celebrated its grand opening on Thursday. The dry and wet marinas, retail store, fuel dock, fishing pier and bike path are ...