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Why did the white people in the southern states develop slave codes​

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Slave codes varied slightly from colony to colony, but most made a lifelong condition and ensured that all descendants of slaves would be slaves as well. Other types of codes created were, prohibiting them from voting, owning property, testifying in court against whites, gathering in large numbers, traveling without permission, or marrying whites. But they mostly did it to have nearly total control over the lives of slaves.

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