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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-fifths_Compromise https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-fifths_Compromise I guess I am conflating the history of slavery

• mike00632 6y ago
  Racism was already codified into the American institution of slavery before the revolution. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism_in_the_United_States https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism_in_the_United_States At the time of writing the constitution, slavery was expressly racist.
  • paulus_magnus2 6y ago
    Probably putting the comment too deep to be noticed but racism (or xenophobia) has always been there https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamestown_Polish_craftsmen#Strike https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamestown_Polish_craftsmen#Str... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1619_Jamestown_craftsmen_strike https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1619_Jamestown_craftsmen_strik... The Jamestown craftsmen's strike of 1619 took place in the settlement of Jamestown in the Virginia colony.[1] It was the first documented strike in North America.[2] Skilled craftsmen were sent by the Virginia Company to Jamestown to produce pitch, tar, and turpentine used for shipbuilding.[3] When the colony held its first election in 1619, many settlers were not allowed to vote on the grounds that they were not of English descent, and they went on strike.[2] Due to the importance of the skilled workers in producing valuable naval stores for the colony, company leaders bowed to labor pressure and gave full voting rights to continental workers.[1]
    • Technically 6y ago
      Not to mention that this land was occupied before the white man showed up.