What were Black Codes?
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Correct answer: Southern laws restricting the freedom and labor rights of African Americans after the war
Black Codes were laws passed by Southern states to control the lives and labor of freedpeople. They showed many Northerners that stronger federal protection was needed during Reconstruction.
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