Monday, April 08, 2013
Fractions Unhurried
I went with others against
the 3/5s designation.
Long slog, but got Chamber
to raise it a 5th to 4.
Really lovely ceremony
where we got engraved
certificates we could
take to job interviews.
Hunting in adjacent field later, I
got the ear of Chamber President.
Yelling “5/5ths next time?”
“Just let's not get all
hog wild!
But in the next generation
or so,” he confided, “I
can very nearly see it.”
Labels: Article 1, Justice, Race, racial politics, Section 2, Three Fifths Compromise
