Black Codes

Exploring the Black Codes

Understanding Post-Civil War Racial Segregation in the U.S.

Objectives:

• I can analyze the Black Codes.

• I can understand the significance of the Black Codes in post-Civil War racial segregation.

• I can evaluate the impact of the Black Codes on African Americans' rights and freedoms during Reconstruction.

Remember...

• Reflect: What was the impact of the Civil War on African Americans?

• Reconstruction was a time of rebuilding an dredefinition.

• Definition: Laws enacted by Southern states in the late 1860s- early 1870s to restrict African Americans' rights and freedoms

• https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/the-black-codes/G5ddu7NvhnrNgmLu

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​Black Codes

Multiple Choice

Which state(s) enacted Black Codes?

• Mississippi

• Arkansas

• Florida

• South Carolina

• All of the above

Fill in the Blanks

Laws enacted by states in the late 1860s- early 1870s to restrict African Americans' rights and freedoms

Activity Time!

• Read excerpts from the Black Codes of Mississippi and South Carolina. https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/historic-document-library/detail/mississippi-south-carolina-black-codes-1865

• Fill out the following assignment: https://kpsv.instructure.com/courses/344/assignments/18584?module_item_id=55308

Discussion Questions:

• What restrictions did the Black Codes impose on African Americans?

• How do these laws reflect the racial attitudes of the time?

• In what ways did the Black Codes violate the rights guaranteed by the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments?

• What impact might the Black Codes have had on African Americans' social, economic, and political status?

Open Ended

What are the long-term effects of the Black Codes on American Society?