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 were implemented by Southern states to restrict the freedoms of African Americans and ensure a labor force that was similar to the conditions 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
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