Indiana’s lieutenant governor is facing backlash from some of the state’s religious and civil rights leaders after he called the Three-Fifths Compromise, which counted each Black enslaved person as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Micah Beckwith, now Indiana's lieutenant governor, speaks to a crowd on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, in Greenwood. (Casey ...

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ZIONSVILLE, Ind. (WISH) — Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith on Tuesday night had a town hall meeting at Zionsville Town Hall, addressing controversial comments he’s made about the Three-Fifths ...

INDIANAPOLIS — A coalition of clergy is asking for an apology from Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith for his recent comments about the Three-Fifths Compromise in the original United States Constitution. They ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith is defending comments he made about the Three-Fifths Compromise. On Sunday, he posted to Facebook, criticizing opponents of a recent video. “The Left is ...

UPDATE (4/30/2025): When asked on April 30, 2025, about Beckwith’s comments regarding the Three-Fifths Compromise, Gov. Mike Braun took a disapproving stance. “I definitely wouldn’t have used that ...

Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith (R-IN) appeared in an X video praising the so-called "Three-Fifths Compromise," established at the Constitutional Convention. The law determined that, for the purposes ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) – Leaders in Indiana from both the statehouse and the churches are calling on the governor to denounce controversial comments the lieutenant governor made online. In April, Micah ...