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The Legislature of Mississippi
The Black Codes were passed to limit the freedoms of freed slaves. African Americans in Mississippi had to have written proof of employment. Anyone without such proof could be put to work on a plantation. African Americans were forbidden to meet in unsupervised groups or carry guns.
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what was it like for black people in mississippi 1933
The Legislature of Mississippi
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The Mississippi Black Codes allowed freedmen to only own land in cities. They also had to have proof of employment, or face heavy consequences.
black codes
Well, the constitution states that all men are created equal. Obviously, with the black codes that's not so.
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The Legislature of Mississippi
The Black Codes were passed to limit the freedoms of freed slaves. African Americans in Mississippi had to have written proof of employment. Anyone without such proof could be put to work on a plantation. African Americans were forbidden to meet in unsupervised groups or carry guns.
2001
black codes
The Black Codes
Mississippi's Black Codes are laws enacted by fearful white southerners after the emancipation due to the civil war. There are many of them, but basically they were designed to control 'black' labor, mobility and social status. So while according to the nation 'blacks' were free, these southern laws enabled farmers, and business owners to still control their former slaves. The codes themselves are easy to find if you simply bing or google your same question.