Question

During the Reconstruction era, state governments all across the South passed legislation designed to restrict the liberties of the newly-freed slaves and identify African-Americans as "second-class" citizens. By what name was this legislation known?

Answer 1

Answer:

It was the Black Codes

Explanation:

These codes would restrain the rights of the African Americans who were recently freed from slavery. The idea was to create a false sense of liberty and equal rights, but in the practices that we saw it was the African Americans working with low wages and no rights to support their lives. The Black Codes were a response to the Civil War that resulted in several political and economical issues for the South.

Answer 2

The Black Codes restricted the liberties of the newly-freed slaves and identified African-Americans as "second-class" citizens. Although the specifics varied from state to state, the Black Codes established that ex-slaves could not serve on juries, were not allowed to vote, were not allowed to own firearms, and even had to obey a curfew.