The laws enacted immediately after the Civil War that were designed to maintain the social structure of slavery are known as the black codes. These laws restricted the rights and freedoms of African Americans and sought to control their labor and movement in a way that resembled the antebellum system of slavery.
Which laws enacted immediately after the Civil War were designed to maintain the social structure of slavery?
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black codes
black codes
Compromise of 1877
Compromise of 1877
Plessy v. Ferguson
Plessy v. Ferguson
Reconstruction Act
Reconstruction Act
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