Immediately after the Civil War ended, Southern states enacted "black codes" that allowed African Americans certain rights, such as legalized marriage, ownership of property, and limited access to ...

Reconstruction Acts passed after the war called for Black suffrage in the Southern states, but many felt the approach unfair. The Acts did not apply to the North. And in 1868, 11 of the 21 ...

After the 1875 Civil Rights Act was struck down as unconstitutional, the door was open for Southern states to introduce ... Compare the laws to the earlier Black Codes while exploring the ...