What were the “black codes” designed to do?
A. Ensure African American slaves were granted freedom
B. Prevent African American slaves from being freed
C. Prevent the equality of African Americans and whites
D. Protect newly freed African Americans from discrimination

Question

What were the “black codes” designed to do? 
	A.	Ensure African American slaves were granted freedom
	B.	Prevent African American slaves from being freed
	C.	Prevent the equality of African Americans and whites
	D.	Protect newly freed African Americans from discrimination

opcode · Answer

C.	Prevent the equality of African Americans and whites
The Black Codes were laws in the United States after the Civil War with the effect of limiting the civil rights and civil liberties of blacks. Even though the U.S. constitution originally discriminated against blacks and both Northern and Southern states had passed discriminatory legislation from the early 19th century, the term "Black Codes" is used most often to refer to legislation passed by Southern states at the end of the Civil War to control the labor, migration and other activities of newly-freed slaves.