Which of the following statements about the Black Codes enacted in the Southern States is TRUE?
a. They were devised to protect former slaves from forced separation from their family members
b. They were legislation imposed by Congress on former Confederate States
c. They were laws passed by the Johnson governments in the South to criminalize ex-slaves so they could be put back on the plantations as free labor
d. They were seen by Thaddeus Stevens as a necessary legal step to help former slaves make the transition to freedom
Ans: c. They were laws passed by the Johnson governments in the South to criminalize ex-slaves so they could be put back on the plantations as free labor
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