One of the most powerful arguments progressives use to discredit America’s founding is the issue of slavery. Often referred to as our “original sin,” they argue that because the Founders did not abolish slavery and included the so-called “Three-Fifths Clause” in the Constitution, the nation was built on institutional racism. In this episode, Mark explains the true meaning and intent of the Three-Fifths Clause—how it was understood in its historical context, and why Frederick Douglass himself saw it not as a pro-slavery measure, but as a strategic abolitionist measure.