American Studies Assignment Answer the following questions about the reconstruction after the civil war: When were these Black Codes written? Who do you think wrote these laws? List three things that freedmen and women were not allowed to do according to the Black Codes. Why would white Southerners pass laws that controlled the movement of […]
Describe the black codes in the American South.
Describe the black codes in the American South. Next use the document from Mississippi to address how these codes defined race during Reconstruction. Do you think these codes showcased equality? If not, how do the codes in Mississippi reinforce ideas about slavery. Use the document to back all of your claims.