The Black Codes And Jim Crow Law

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The Black Codes were a series of restrictive laws that were imposed on African Americans. 

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They were designed to restrict their rights and freedoms, and limit economic opportunities for them. 

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Both the Black Codes and the Jim Crow laws were rooted in the aftermath of the American Civil War and the abolition of slavery. 

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The Black Codes were abolished during the period of American history known as the Reconstruction, but they were soon followed by the Jim Crow laws, which would live on, especially in the US South, for the better part of the 20th century. 

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The Post-Civil War United State

As part of this reintegration, the states that were readmitted into the Union were obliged to abolish the institution of slavery. 

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The Post-Civil War United State

President Abraham Lincoln had hoped to improve the lives of these former slaves. 

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The Black Code

The Black Codes also restricted economic freedom and opportunities for African Americans. Some states, for instance, limited the kind of property African Americans could own. 

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The Black Code

In 1867, the Reconstruction Act was passed, which, among other things, allowed the US military to protect African Americans and their property. 

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Jim Crow Law

The Jim Crow laws, named for a black minstrel show routine, were meant to marginalize African Americans the same way the Black Codes did. 

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Jim Crow Law

In 1896, these laws gained a new level of legitimacy when the US Supreme Court ruled that racially segregated facilities were not unconstitutional so long as they were equal. 

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