Lieutenant Governor Micah Beckwith called out Indiana Senate Democrats over their understanding of the Three-Fifths Compromise.

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INDIANAPOLIS — Leaders are pushing back on Lt. Governor Micah Beckwith’s remarks about the Three-Fifths Compromise, saying they point to a larger political agenda. On Friday, a press conference was ...

Indiana’s lieutenant governor is facing backlash from some of the state’s religious and civil rights leaders after he called the Three-Fifths Compromise, which counted each Black enslaved ...

Gov. Micah Beckwith is lying about the Three-Fifths Compromise. The reason it's called a compromise is the northern anti-slave states wanted no slave counted for representation, while the southern ...

Gov. Micah Beckwith should apologize for his comments on the Three-Fifths Compromise and put the issue to rest. Most historians do not share that view. The Three-Fifths Compromise was a provision ...

Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith criticized state Senate Democrats for equating a GOP legislative proposal intended to root out diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in higher education ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith is defending comments he made about the Three-Fifths Compromise. On Sunday, he posted to Facebook, criticizing opponents of a recent video.

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith is facing backlash after comments he made about the Three-Fifths Compromise, a 1787 deal tied to the history of slavery in the United States. A video was ...

Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith’s defense of the Three-Fifths Compromise — which he called “a great move” by the country’s founders toward ending slavery — has thrust the Republican ...

Mike Braun to condemn Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith's statement that the Three-Fifths Compromise was "a great move." The 18th century law counted an enslaved person as 60% of a free person. The ...

UPDATE (4/30/2025): When asked on April 30, 2025, about Beckwith’s comments regarding the Three-Fifths Compromise, Gov. Mike Braun took a disapproving stance. “I definitely wouldn’t have ...