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What is the correct definition of the "Black Codes"?

laws that set up equal facilities for black people

laws that restricted the freedoms of black people

requirements black people had to meet in order to vote

civil rights laws that protected the rights of black people

What is the correct definition of the "Black Codes"? laws that set up equal-example-1
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Answer: B, Laws that restricted the freedoms of black people

Explanation: Black codes were restrictive laws designed to limit the freedom of African Americans and ensure their availability as a cheap labor force after slavery was abolished during the Civil War.
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