Question

Question

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

Many southerners were willing to allow African Americans equality.
Many southerners were willing to allow African Americans equality.

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

Southern lawmakers wanted “separate but equal” rights.

Answer 1

The most accurate inference that can be drawn from the passage of the black codes is that "Many white Southerners wanted African Americans to remain as servants." The black codes were laws enacted in the South that aimed to restrict the freedoms of African Americans and maintain a system of racial hierarchy and control. They were designed to ensure the continued subjugation of African Americans, rather than promoting equality or equal rights.