What Were the "Black Codes" in the Southern States Following

question 75

Multiple Choice

What were the "Black Codes" in the southern states following the Civil War?

• A) They were federal laws that censured the press in an attempt to limit influence from northern states.
• B) They were federal laws designed to assist many economically depressed areas to improve their economies.
• C) They were laws passed in most southern states, which denied African Americans numerous rights as an attempt to resist the new freedoms given them by the federal government.
• D) They were state laws that were designed to assist freed slaves to assimilate into society.
• E) They were local laws that punished white citizens who assisted black citizens with economic goals.

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