Episode
What were the black codes?
56:51
Published: Thu Jan 13 2022
Description
The black codes were proposed laws that basically tried to keep a form of slavery alive and well after the end of the Civil War. It didn't last long but the shadow of those codes still exist today. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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EpisodeWhat were the black codes?
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The black codes were a series of laws created by southern white people, including plantation owners, in the aftermath of the Civil War.
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The rumor of newly freed slaves receiving 40 acres and a mule began in both the black community and the white community in the south due to William Tecumseh Sherman's Field Order Number 15, which set aside land for them to work and live on in the Jacksonville to Charleston region.
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The Black Codes written after the Civil War aimed to force black people into work agreements that benefited white people, under the premise that black people would not work on their own.
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The Black Codes written after the Civil War aimed to force black people into work agreements that benefited white people, under the premise that black people would not work on their own. Black people could only fill out a complaint against a white person in front of a judge, which put them in a vulnerable position.
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