Black Codes

What right is being taken away?

• White people/black people being friends

• Mixed Kids lives

• Marrying whoever you want to.

"If any freedman, black or mixed, convicted of a misdemeanor, cannot pay the fine within 5 days, they will be rented out to a white person who will pay said fine and take the convict for work."

What right is being limited/taken away?

• right to choose work

• right to bail

• right to get arrested.

"Every black person is required to be in the employment of some white person, or former owner, who will be responsible for them. Employer may permit the black person to get additional work by special permission in writing."

• Independence/Decision Making

• Freely wandering

• Choosing a job

What right is being taken away?

• Gathering/Assembling

• Freedom of Speech

• Public speaking

Why were Black Codes made?

• To give African Americans the right to vote

• To keep white supremacy in place

• Made it illegal for whites and blacks to use the same facilities

• Jim Crow laws Pt. 2

Who Made Black Codes

• White lawmakers in the south

• African Americans in the south

• White lawmakers in the north

• African Americans in the north

When the 15th Amendment was passed following the Civil War, which of these groups benefitted MOST?

• women

• young people

• Asian Americans

• African-Americans

What was a Black Code?

• A law intended to harm Black Americans.

• A law used to promote farming.

• A secret way of speaking used in the 1860s.

• A type of music.

Black Codes, in many cases, made legal _____________ possible again after it was ended by the 13th Amendment.

How did Black Codes impact Black Americans? (Write a minimum of 3 sentences answering this question. Bonus points if you refer to Document A).