Which of these was NOT part of the black codes instituted immediately after the Civil War?
A) African Americans who wanted to vote were required to pay a steep poll tax.
B) African Americans who ran away from their employers had to forgo a year's wages.
C) African Americans were required to make annual written contracts for their labor.
D) African Americans were denied access to the courts.
E) African Americans could not hold property, except under special circumstances.
A
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