Question

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

a.
Segregation in America began with the Black Codes after the Civil War and continued in America into the 1960s and 1970s.
b.
African Americans were never permitted to vote, even after the Civil War.
c.
The United States Congress declared the Black Codes unconstitutional.
d.
The Union Army went to the South to enforce emancipation.


Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Answer 1

C. The United States Congress declared the Black Codes unconstitutional.

Explanation:

The Only thing that is false.

Answer 2

Answer: B

Step-by-step explanation:

Black citizens of the US gained the right to vote in 1870, in which, Congress passed the last of the three so-called Reconstruction Amendments, the 15th Amendment, which stated that voting rights could not be “denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.”