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What was the primary purpose of southern implementation of black codes

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In the South, "slave codes" placed significant restrictions on black  Americans who were not themselves slaves. A major purpose of these laws was maintenance of the system of white supremacy that made slavery possible.
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to restrict the african americans. and to convince them to move to north states
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