Which of the following statements is FALSE?
a.
Every Southern state passed laws restricting the rights and liberties of African Americans after the Civil War.
b.
Even though Texas had joined the Confederacy, it did not enact any Black Codes after the Civil War.
c.
The Black Codes were a way for white plantation owners to keep African Americans as a source of free labor.
d.
Southerners used the Black Codes as a way to keep African Americans in a social position beneath Anglo Americans.

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SUPREMEMILEY · Answer

im thinking c is correct

SUPREMEMILEY · Answer

@XioGonz @xxDeppressionxx

jimthompson5910 · Answer

Choice C is incorrect. The black codes basically led to the arrest of many black people, and in turn the prisoners were used as free labor. So it was effectively slavery by another means.

XioGonz · Answer

You can eliminate options A and C from your list

jimthompson5910 · Answer

Have a look at this page https://www.tsl.texas.gov/exhibits/forever/endofanera/page2.html