In the 1860s, Black Codes were

A. vetoed by President Andrew Johnson.
B. holdovers from the antebellum era that were repealed by Southern state governments.
C. passed by Congress to govern former Confederate states.
D. designed to give whites control over freedmen.
E. enacted by the Freedmen's Bureau to give freed blacks voting rights.


Answer: D

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