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=lack Codes Laws=

1865 and 1866, the South enacted laws that regulated the lives of the former slaves. These slaves were defined by blood. They were not allowed to read or write because the south didn't want to take the chances of a black man gaining power. Freedem were not allowed to get together without the presense of a white person. They were also prohibited to vote and to sit in jury. Any violaters of these laws were subjet to being whipped or branded.media type="youtube" key="cyWOutUXFw8?fs=1" height="385" width="480"Civil War cm