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Three-fifths Clause Awareness Day, 3/5

March 3, 2019 11:44 AM·

Bronx City Councilman Andy King is again hosting a 3/5 Awareness Day at Hostos Community College on Tuesday, March 5. The doors open at 6 PM and the program starts at 7 PM. Bronxnet Television host Daren Jaime will moderate the panel discussion.

Three-fifths clause awareness day calls attention to the so-called “three-fifths clause” in the US Constitution which required that three-fifths of Africans slave population in a state be counted towards a state’s apportionment for congressional representation. This requirement conflicted with fact slaves lacked recognized US citizenship, civil rights and voting rights.

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Author: Michael Benjamin is a public affairs consultant and an editorial board member at The New York Post. He is a former contributing columnist to the NY Post, City and State NY and other publications. He is a former Member of the New York State Assembly (2003-2010) and once led the Bronx Board of Elections. Since leaving office, he has appeared as a commentator on TWC NY1, Bronxnet OPEN, Good Day NY, and Al Jazeera America. His columns and blog focus on corruption, government, education, politics, redistricting, nuclear energy and race. He holds a B.A. in political science from Syracuse University.