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What was the primary goal of Black Codes enacted in the South after the Civil War?
What was the primary goal of Black Codes enacted in the South after the Civil War?
Which of the following rights were not granted to African Americans under Black Codes?
Which of the following rights were not granted to African Americans under Black Codes?
What was a significant consequence of vagrancy laws in the South?
What was a significant consequence of vagrancy laws in the South?
How did Black Codes limit the mobility of African Americans?
How did Black Codes limit the mobility of African Americans?
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What was the author's main point in comparing the conditions under Black Codes to "slavery by another name"?
What was the author's main point in comparing the conditions under Black Codes to "slavery by another name"?
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What was the impact of Black Codes on the economic landscape of the South?
What was the impact of Black Codes on the economic landscape of the South?
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Which of the following best describes the overall intent of Black Codes?
Which of the following best describes the overall intent of Black Codes?
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What is the main argument made by the author in this passage?
What is the main argument made by the author in this passage?
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Study Notes
Post-Civil War Legislation in the South
- Southern governments passed laws to reestablish pre-Civil War power relationships, restricting African Americans' rights and freedoms.
- Black Codes were enacted in South Carolina, Mississippi, and other states to regulate Black behavior and impose social and economic control.
Provisions of Black Codes
- Granted some rights to African Americans, including:
- Right to own property
- Right to marry
- Right to make contracts
- Denied fundamental rights, including:
- Serving on juries
- Serving in state militias
- Recognition of Black testimony against white people
Vagrancy Laws and Labor Control
- Mississippi's vagrant law required freedmen to carry papers proving employment, or face arrest and fines.
- If unable to pay the fine, prisoners could be hired out to anyone willing to pay the tax.
- Similar laws throughout the South reestablished control over Black labor, effectively criminalizing Black people's leisure and limiting their mobility.
- Black Codes led to exploitative farming contracts, locking many African Americans into forced labor.
Consequences of Black Codes
- Reasserted control over Black labor, effectively reinstating "slavery by another name".
- Successfully restored the antebellum economic order, restricting African Americans' social and economic mobility.
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Learn about the laws and social norms established in the South during the Reconstruction Era, including Black Codes and their impact on African Americans' rights.
