written for Black History Month, which is celebrated in North America in February



Emory President praised
the three-fifths compromise...
on the backs
of a row of black students
This is 5/5 outrageous

Note: 'The 1787 three-fifths compromise allowed each slave to be counted as three-fifths of a person in determining how much Congressional power the Southern states would have.'

Chenou Liu

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-tanka-about-the-3-5-compromise/