What can be inferred by the passage of the black codes?(1 point)

Question

Responses

Southern lawmakers wanted “separate but equal” rights.
Southern lawmakers wanted “separate but equal” rights.

Many white Southerners wanted African American to remain as servants.
Many white Southerners wanted African American to remain as servants.

Many white Southerners wanted African Americans to receive an equal education.

Answer 1

The passage of the black codes can be interpreted to suggest that many white Southerners wanted African Americans to remain as servants. The black codes were laws enacted in the Southern United States after the Civil War with the aim of restricting the rights of African Americans and maintaining a social order that favored white supremacy.