In the 1860s, Black Codes were
A. holdovers from the antebellum era that were repealed by Southern state governments.
B. enacted by the Freedmen's Bureau to give freed blacks voting rights.
C. vetoed by President Andrew Johnson.
D. designed to give whites control over newly freed African Americans.
E. passed by Congress to govern former Confederate states.
Answer: D
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