The laws you are referring to are known as "Black Codes." These laws were enacted by southern states during the Reconstruction era and severely limited the rights of African Americans. The Black Codes were designed to control the labor and behavior of former slaves and to maintain white supremacy in the post-Civil War South. They implemented restrictions such as prohibiting African Americans from voting, serving on juries, and owning certain types of property, among other discriminatory practices.
The 13th Amendment was passed and slavery was banned across the United States at the end of the Civil War. However, during Reconstruction southern states passed laws known as
. These laws severely limited the rights of
. For example, the laws did not allow African Americans to vote or serve on a jury.
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