Black Codes: Jim Crow Laws. The Real Story Long After the Civil War.
Update: 2023-02-23
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Many in our country believe that equality of black people were given Immediately following the ratification of the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery in the United States. That is far from the truth. For Black Americans, gaining the full rights of citizenship—and especially the right to vote—was central to securing true freedom and self-determination. Frederick Douglass famously said in May 1865, “Slavery is not abolished until the Black man has the ballot,”
After Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in April 1865, Andrew Johnson became president. He believed strongly in state’s rights, and showed great leniency toward white Southerners in his Reconstruction policy. He required the former Confederate states to ratify the 13th Amendment and pledge loyalty to the Union, but granted them free rein in reestablishing their post-war governments.
As a result, in 1865-66, most Southern state legislatures enacted restrictive laws known as Black codes, which strictly governed Black citizens’ behaviors and denied them voting and other rights.
After Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in April 1865, Andrew Johnson became president. He believed strongly in state’s rights, and showed great leniency toward white Southerners in his Reconstruction policy. He required the former Confederate states to ratify the 13th Amendment and pledge loyalty to the Union, but granted them free rein in reestablishing their post-war governments.
As a result, in 1865-66, most Southern state legislatures enacted restrictive laws known as Black codes, which strictly governed Black citizens’ behaviors and denied them voting and other rights.
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