Black Codes
Shortly after the Civil War's end, Southern legislatures, which were dominated by ex-Confederates during the presidential phase of Reconstruction (1864–1867), passed laws tha...
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Black Codes
United States 1865-1877
Synopsis
With the end of the Civil War in 1865, conservative white politicians were concerned about how they would control the southern black population without the...
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Black Codes
Black Codes