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To: Tailgunner Joe

The Constitution was amended to abolish slavery.

Was it amended to end segregation?

23 posted on 07/05/2004 3:00:09 PM PDT by xm177e2 (Stalinists, Maoists, Ba'athists, Pacifists: Why are they always on the same side?)

To: xm177e2

Segregation was not in the Constitution.

The 3/5th's law you cited regards slavery, not segregation, and was abolished by amendment.

26 posted on 07/05/2004 3:07:07 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe (You CAN legislate morality.)

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