The compromise solution was to count three out of every five slaves as a person for this purpose.
I hope you aren't american blue monj.
no, he's right. it says it right there in the part of the page you quoted: "for this purpose", as in for the purpose of determining a state's total population for legislative representation and taxation. slaves were property and were not treated as any fraction of human for any other purpose besides that. you probably should have paid more attention in elementary school history if you want to go around telling people you hope they aren't american based on their understanding of american history.