The black codes were laws put in place to limit the former slaves to a white man. After the 13th amendment passed the former slaves are not aloud to be slaves . The codes were rules such as not being able to be put in court or not legally aloud to marry.Also public bathrooms and other facility were segregated to a white and a black bathroom or other facility The laws made it almost worse for blacks to live out of slavery. They were only given limited freedom after the blacks codes were in affect.
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