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Why is this Black Code?

“No African-Americans or freedman shall be permitted to preach. … to congregations of colored people without a special permission from the mayor or president of the board of police”

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laws that ensure white privacy
User Daniel Waghorn
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Answer:

Black code basically means laws that ensure white supremacy. So since this law is restricting freed men (former black slaves) from being able to preach without permission from a superior (white man), it becomes black code/discrimination.

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