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Black codes were established in the south immediately after the civil war in an effort to

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Congress passed the Fourteenth Amendment, which guaranteed African Americans citizenship and equal protection under the law.

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Black codes were established in the south immediately after the civil war in an effort to make it impossible for blacks and newly-freed slaves to advance socially and economically in society.
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