Justin Lafferty, Tennessee Lawmaker, Draws Fire for Three-Fifths Compromise Remarks

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Justin Lafferty, a state representative, was rebuked after offering a historical defense of the agreement, under which three-fifths of a state’s enslaved people counted toward its population.

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